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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Waycross Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

69Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–1984Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Waycross

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waycross 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 BobwhiteOdontophoridae361984-31%1972
American CrowCorvidae331984-11%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae191984-56%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae181984-61%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae171984-68%1972
Fish CrowCorvidae161984+55%1972
Blue JayCorvidae141984-34%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae111984+67%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae111984-15%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae101984+114%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae101984-79%1972
House SparrowPasseridae81984+200%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae71984+17%1972
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae51984-15%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae51984-58%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae51984+40%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae41984-70%1972
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae41984-25%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae31984-73%1972
European StarlingSturnidae31982-14%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31984-19%1972
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae31984-27%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae31984+94%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae31982-21%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae31972+0%1970
Wood StorkCiconiidae31984+200%1974
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae21984+71%1972
Common Ground DoveColumbidae21981-69%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae21984-33%1972
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae21970n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae21982-50%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae21984-56%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21979-33%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae21975-20%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21984+167%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae21984-41%1972
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae21980-70%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae21973+100%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae21984-17%1976
Sandhill CraneGruidae21977+100%1976

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