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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Washington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Washington

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Washington 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 CardinalCardinalidae372025+18%1977
American CrowCorvidae312025-29%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025+7%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025+157%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+26%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162025-56%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-33%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-14%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+39%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-55%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-34%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025-7%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-98%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+317%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae102025-35%1977
House SparrowPasseridae102011-17%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025-60%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025-29%1977
Blue JayCorvidae92025-49%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+225%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+40%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-51%1977
Black VultureCathartidae82025+17%1982
House FinchFringillidae82025-13%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+244%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025-34%1977
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025-71%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-16%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025-62%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-86%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+23%1977
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+200%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-53%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025-64%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+33%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-41%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-66%1977
Fish CrowCorvidae42022+50%1981
Common Ground DoveColumbidae41998-13%1983
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+50%1990

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