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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Alabama Pt 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.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 →
2004–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Alabama Pt 2

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

Species recorded on the Alabama Pt 2 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
Brown PelicanPelecanidae912019-56%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae582019-22%2006
Laughing GullLaridae462019-93%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae442019+50%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae392019-70%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae382019-34%2006
European StarlingSturnidae332019-80%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322019+47%2006
Blue JayCorvidae282019-17%2006
OspreyPandionidae262019+67%2006
Snowy EgretArdeidae24200524×2004
House SparrowPasseridae202019-41%2006
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162019-49%2006
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162019-27%2006
Great Blue HeronArdeidae152019+18%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152019+79%2006
House FinchFringillidae152019-30%2006
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122019+37%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112019+20%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112019+43%2006
Great EgretArdeidae102006+400%2004
Chimney SwiftApodidae102017-47%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae102019-11%2006
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82019+122%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae72019-46%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae72016-93%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72019+150%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae72019+163%2008
Fish CrowCorvidae52019+93%2006
Pine WarblerParulidae52019-38%2006
American CrowCorvidae42019+129%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42019-71%2008
White IbisThreskiornithidae42018n/an/a
Ring-billed GullLaridae32014-17%2007
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae32019+75%2016
Purple MartinHirundinidae32019-76%2006
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32019+13%2010
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32019-33%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32019+7%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32018+0%2009

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