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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Tazewell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

99Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Tazewell

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tazewell route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Northern CardinalCardinalidae792024+53%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae542024+222%1969
American CrowCorvidae502024+77%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae452024+960%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382024-32%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382024+377%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332024+223%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae302024+191%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024+165%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae232024-23%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232024+260%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22202416×1969
Blue JayCorvidae192024-40%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192024-57%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182024+320%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172024+33%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162024-4%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae162024+91%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152024+49%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae152024+950%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+74%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024+13%1970
American RobinTurdidae112018+260%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-89%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+100%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae102024+200%1988
House FinchFringillidae102024+675%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+800%1983
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92022+9%1981
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82024+300%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+84%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+133%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72024+16%1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024+186%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae62019-31%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+833%1979
Black VultureCathartidae52024+300%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-93%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023-28%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-7%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.