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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Whitesburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Whitesburg

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitesburg 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae882024-10%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae692024+91%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae522024+82%1994
American CrowCorvidae472024+35%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae472024+235%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432024+100%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae312024+62%1994
Blue JayCorvidae242024-2%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212024+24%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae202024+237%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172024-16%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024-10%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-2%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162024+0%1994
House FinchFringillidae162024+457%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae152024+83%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae122023-53%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024-2%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112024+96%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024-69%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024+43%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+425%2000
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+800%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+50%1994
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72024+56%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+53%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+83%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-21%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62024-29%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+100%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+367%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+125%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+27%1994
Black VultureCathartidae52023+333%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+300%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-33%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+183%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-12%1994
American RobinTurdidae42024-37%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+433%2003

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