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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Ware Co Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Ware Co

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ware Co 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 CardinalCardinalidae632025+93%1988
Northern MockingbirdMimidae442025+7%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae392025+272%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362025+32%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae342025+13%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+66%1988
American CrowCorvidae212025-39%1988
European StarlingSturnidae192025-67%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025-24%1988
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+19%1988
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+259%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae152025+227%1988
Chimney SwiftApodidae152025-66%1988
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025-60%1988
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+529%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+270%1988
Northern ParulaParulidae122025+300%1988
Blue JayCorvidae102025-12%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae102019n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+70%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+86%1988
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72025-27%1989
White IbisThreskiornithidae62023-20%1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-86%1988
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-73%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-55%1988
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+200%1991
Wood StorkCiconiidae52019+400%1994
House FinchFringillidae52025+67%2015
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42025-95%1988
Black VultureCathartidae42025-44%1991
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+125%1988
Fish CrowCorvidae42025-4%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-79%1988
House SparrowPasseridae42025-32%1988
Wood DuckAnatidae32025+50%1992
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32025+78%1988
Painted BuntingCardinalidae31987+200%1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025+0%1988
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32024-62%1989

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