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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Union Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Union

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Union 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 CardinalCardinalidae572024+98%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362024+71%2014
White IbisThreskiornithidae342024+91%2016
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332024+83%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024+56%2014
Blue JayCorvidae282024+93%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024-17%2014
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172024+159%2014
American CrowCorvidae162024-23%2014
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+180%2014
Pine WarblerParulidae162024+103%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024-45%2014
House FinchFringillidae152024+300%2014
Northern ParulaParulidae152024+44%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+52%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132024+100%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+33%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024+6%2014
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024+192%2014
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024-3%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024+233%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+27%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024+108%2014
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+292%2014
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82024-51%2015
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+40%2014
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae82024+133%2015
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+4%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+267%2017
European StarlingSturnidae82024-14%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+267%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-7%2014
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-20%2014
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+111%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+200%2014
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+41%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62024+140%2017
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52023+267%2014
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52024+75%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023+300%2021

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