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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Wadley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Wadley

Top 40 of 109 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae472025+112%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432025-11%1979
European StarlingSturnidae362025+6%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025-37%1979
House FinchFringillidae302025+429%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025-20%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025-34%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+133%1979
American CrowCorvidae202025-23%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+250%1979
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae182025+339%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+533%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae182025+170%2006
Field SparrowPasserellidae172025-44%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+253%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae172025+192%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162025+31%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-87%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142024+500%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+255%1979
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+257%1979
Orchard OrioleIcteridae122025+267%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae122025+294%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+40%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-46%1979
Painted BuntingCardinalidae11202512×2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-19%1979
Blue JayCorvidae102025-80%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+194%1979
House SparrowPasseridae102025-87%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+29%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025+14%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025-28%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025-9%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+313%1981
Black VultureCathartidae72025+28%1983
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+73%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+267%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-26%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025+108%1979

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