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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Vidalia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Vidalia

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Vidalia 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 MockingbirdMimidae592024-13%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024-15%2002
Black VultureCathartidae272024+771%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024+165%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222024+29%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202024+46%2002
Blue JayCorvidae192024-7%2002
White IbisThreskiornithidae192022+282%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae182024+37%2011
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+83%2002
House SparrowPasseridae152024-51%2002
American CrowCorvidae142024-17%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+79%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae132024+29%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-52%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+41%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+93%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024-45%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024-15%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024-30%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+81%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+97%2002
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+106%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024+33%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-51%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+7%2002
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+156%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024+75%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+129%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae41996+300%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-74%2002
House FinchFringillidae42024-60%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-36%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42024+111%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024-46%2002
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+20%2011
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+275%2006
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+75%2005
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32023-79%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-78%2002

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