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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Wrightsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Wrightsville

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wrightsville 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 CardinalCardinalidae862024+68%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae592024+30%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae502024+450%1980
American CrowCorvidae432024+13%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024+0%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae332024+39%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae332024+700%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272024+183%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae252024+260%1980
Blue JayCorvidae242024-28%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024+438%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae202024-81%1980
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae192024+160%1980
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+533%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182024+75%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae18202413×1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+246%1984
Fish CrowCorvidae162024-21%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024+125%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae13202414×1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae122024-8%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-25%1980
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-78%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-22%1980
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92024+240%1980
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92024+136%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024-42%1980
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+133%1980
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-50%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+80%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae82024+24%1981
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+209%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72024+333%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024+500%1988
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-52%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024+157%1981
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+100%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+210%1980
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024-44%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae51993+100%1980

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