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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Yates Crossroads Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Yates Crossroads

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yates Crossroads 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
American CrowCorvidae772025+58%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402025+13%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+90%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae242025-7%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+14%2007
Blue JayCorvidae192025+0%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025-61%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182025+10%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172025+47%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172025-39%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025+107%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025+6%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+82%2007
Hooded WarblerParulidae142025+183%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025+20%2007
American RobinTurdidae142025-51%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-41%2007
Black VultureCathartidae132025+127%2009
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+27%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-74%2007
Prairie WarblerParulidae112025-28%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-71%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-21%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025-21%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-35%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+19%2007
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae92025+77%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+100%2007
Fish CrowCorvidae92025+233%2023
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-15%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-14%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-16%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-10%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62016+133%2007
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025-13%2007
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+180%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-52%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+200%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+44%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-23%2007

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