Above: Wood Thrush on winterberry photo by Will Stuart.
Georgia's birds face a number of challenges, ranging from habitat loss and degradation, increased use of pesticides, climate change, and more. Every two years, Birds Georgia selects a new Species of Concern to draw attention to these issues and to educate the public about simple steps we can all take to protect Georgia's birds.
In many cases, the birds selected as our Species of Concern are experiencing steep population declines across the state, but some birds are chosen for their charismatic ability to draw people in and because actions to help that species will benefit numerous other birds as well.
To date, our species-specific campaigns have included:
Click on each species to learn more about how you can help these birds.
In many cases, the birds selected as our Species of Concern are experiencing steep population declines across the state, but some birds are chosen for their charismatic ability to draw people in and because actions to help that species will benefit numerous other birds as well.
To date, our species-specific campaigns have included:
- 2015-2016 - Brown-headed Nuthatch
- 2017-2018 - Wood Thrush
- 2019-2020 - Chimney Swift
- 2021-2022 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- 2023-2025 - Chuck-will's-widow
Click on each species to learn more about how you can help these birds.
Brown-headed Nuthatch
2015-2016 Photo by Denise Massie 
Chimney Swift
2019-2020 Photo by Shawn Taylor |
Wood Thrush
2017-2018 Photo by Juan Zamora/Flickr CC by 2.0 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2021-2022 Photo by Shari McCollough |
Chuck-will's-widow
2023-2025
Photo by Nathan Farnau
2023-2025
Photo by Nathan Farnau
