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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Wadley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Wadley

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wadley 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024-5%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae412024-31%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392024+113%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae342024+531%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae332024-9%1979
Fish CrowCorvidae262024+0%1985
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae252024+279%1979
European StarlingSturnidae242024-23%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242024+49%1979
American CrowCorvidae232024-23%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024+157%1979
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222024+975%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202024+211%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024+611%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-41%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152024+246%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae152024-52%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+288%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024-6%1979
Blue JayCorvidae142024-76%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142024+500%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae142024+155%2006
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122024+100%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae112024-36%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+29%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024-35%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-70%1979
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024-5%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+40%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-82%1979
House SparrowPasseridae82024-81%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+200%1979
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024+211%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+250%1979
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+186%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-14%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+215%1979
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62024+256%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+225%1986
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae61979n/an/a

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