BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 28
Shannon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.
94Species Recorded
35Years Surveyed
1975–2019Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Shannon
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 75 | 2019 | +150% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 46 | 2019 | +121% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 42 | 2019 | +185% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 40 | 2019 | +19% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2019 | -3% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 28 | 2019 | -1% | 1977 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 26 | 2019 | +171% | 1977 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2019 | +392% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 19 | 2019 | -26% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 17 | 2019 | +578% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2019 | -40% | 1977 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2019 | -64% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 13 | 2019 | +56% | 1977 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 13 | 2019 | +580% | 1978 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2019 | +58% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2019 | +255% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 10 | 2019 | -6% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 2019 | +144% | 1977 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2019 | -65% | 1977 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2019 | -80% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2019 | -57% | 1977 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | +67% | 1978 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +44% | 1977 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2019 | +33% | 1979 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2019 | -12% | 1977 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2019 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +450% | 1979 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2019 | +129% | 1978 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2019 | -73% | 1977 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2019 | +150% | 2013 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2019 | +73% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | +27% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2019 | -10% | 1977 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2019 | +200% | 1977 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2005 | n/a | n/a | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2015 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2019 | +25% | 1977 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2019 | +67% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.