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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 21 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
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 MockingbirdMimidae572025-6%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502025-4%2002
House SparrowPasseridae282025-34%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025-30%2002
American CrowCorvidae232025-17%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025+50%2002
White IbisThreskiornithidae192022+282%2006
Black VultureCathartidae182025+929%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-30%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+158%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+18%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+37%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025+55%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025-57%2002
Pine WarblerParulidae142025+119%2002
Blue JayCorvidae132025-19%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025-86%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-20%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025+89%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+38%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+28%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae82025+41%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025+75%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-68%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-39%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+27%2002
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+122%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-68%2002
House FinchFringillidae62025-57%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+38%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+6%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-56%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+80%2005
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+143%2005
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52025-76%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+50%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+64%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+38%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+14%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+80%2002

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