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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Alabama Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 32 survey years, no longer active.

101Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2003Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Alabama Pt

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alabama Pt 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
Common GrackleIcteridae2322003+215%1968
Laughing GullLaridae229200351×1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae1072003+763%1988
Northern MockingbirdMimidae592003-2%1968
Brown PelicanPelecanidae44200315×1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae44200324×1971
White IbisThreskiornithidae43199043×1980
Blue JayCorvidae392003+20%1968
House SparrowPasseridae322003+129%1968
European StarlingSturnidae29200315×1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232003+20%1968
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae232003+600%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212003+102%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212003+650%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae182003-59%1968
Snowy EgretArdeidae16200216×1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142003+37%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae132003+73%1968
House FinchFringillidae132003+170%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae122003-2%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae91996-21%1986
Forster's TernLaridae81997+53%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72003-74%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72003-77%1968
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62002-17%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62003-65%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae62003-92%1968
Royal TernLaridae62003+50%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52002+120%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52003-84%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52003-7%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52003+150%2001
American CootRallidae41972+300%1966
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42003-53%1968
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae42003-80%1968
OspreyPandionidae42003+100%1972
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae41995n/an/a
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32002-14%1971
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32003+0%1969
Great EgretArdeidae32002+20%1988

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