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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 52 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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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 CardinalCardinalidae852025+54%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae542025+175%1969
Blue JayCorvidae522025-25%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae512025+258%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae502025+283%1975
American CrowCorvidae432025+72%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402025-38%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+300%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232025+147%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202025+320%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae19202513×1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+74%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-57%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+287%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae162025-38%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae162025+104%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae16202511×1983
Common Ground DoveColumbidae142025+89%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025+286%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025-9%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+20%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+79%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025+25%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025-87%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025-15%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-41%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92022+9%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae8202516×1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025-5%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+122%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+825%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+229%1980
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+200%1969
European StarlingSturnidae62025-80%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-45%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-7%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+267%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+7%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-93%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+300%1973

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.