BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Tarver Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
78Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1991–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Tarver
Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 90 | 2024 | +358% | 1993 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 73 | 2024 | +56% | 1993 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2024 | -10% | 1993 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2024 | +494% | 1993 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 28 | 2024 | -33% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | -30% | 1993 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 23 | 2024 | -25% | 1994 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | +642% | 1993 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 2024 | +57% | 1993 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 16 | 2024 | -25% | 1993 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 15 | 2024 | +540% | 1993 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2024 | +121% | 1993 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +31% | 1993 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +71% | 1993 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +11% | 1993 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2024 | +8% | 1993 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 12 | 2024 | +173% | 1996 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +16% | 1993 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +138% | 1993 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 11 | 2024 | +500% | 1993 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2024 | 16× | 1994 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 8 | 2023 | -59% | 1993 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2024 | +6% | 1993 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2024 | -44% | 1993 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -18% | 1993 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | +43% | 1993 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +71% | 1993 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | +140% | 1994 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | -10% | 1994 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2022 | +14% | 1993 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | -14% | 1994 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 2019 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2014 | +67% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2019 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2021 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +175% | 1996 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 2 | 2024 | -38% | 1994 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2023 | -14% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.