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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Whitesburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Whitesburg

Top 40 of 99 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae702025+89%1994
American CrowCorvidae392025+37%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322025+91%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae322025+205%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae262025+132%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252025+38%1994
House FinchFringillidae232025+657%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae232025+48%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae202025-68%1994
Blue JayCorvidae192025-2%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025-18%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+59%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172025-15%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025+205%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+5%1994
American RobinTurdidae142025-37%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+113%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025-21%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025-20%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132025-14%2015
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025+106%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025+46%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+0%1994
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae112025+50%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+25%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102025+79%1994
European StarlingSturnidae102025+5%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-70%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+18%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+800%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+75%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+160%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+8%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-50%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+73%1994
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62025+50%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+18%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025+117%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-42%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-38%1994

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