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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Appleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Appleton

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Appleton 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae752018n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392023+116%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae372023+14%1995
American CrowCorvidae342023-36%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262023+65%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae212023+58%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae192023+117%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae162023+38%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162023+26%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142023+13%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122023+9%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae102023+23%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102023+39%1995
Blue JayCorvidae92023-30%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82019+188%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82023-39%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72023+83%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62023+18%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae62023-13%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62023+19%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62023-59%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae62023+0%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52023+38%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52009+150%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023-40%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae42023+340%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae42023-46%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae32019-43%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32023+40%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32019-46%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32023-13%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023+160%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae32019n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22023-67%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22023-64%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22023+0%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22019+40%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae22023-14%1997
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22023+67%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae22023-22%1998

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