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 Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1993–2023Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Appleton
Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 75 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2023 | +116% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 37 | 2023 | +14% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2023 | -36% | 1995 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2023 | +65% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2023 | +58% | 1995 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 19 | 2023 | +117% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2023 | +38% | 1995 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2023 | +26% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2023 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 12 | 2023 | +9% | 1995 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2023 | +23% | 1995 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2023 | +39% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2023 | -30% | 1995 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2019 | +188% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2023 | -39% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2023 | +83% | 1996 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | +18% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -13% | 1995 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2023 | +19% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2023 | -59% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 2023 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | +38% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2009 | +150% | 2001 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -40% | 1995 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | +340% | 1996 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | -46% | 1995 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2019 | -43% | 1995 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2023 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2019 | -46% | 1996 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2023 | -13% | 2004 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | +160% | 2001 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 3 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2023 | -67% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | -64% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2019 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 2023 | -14% | 1997 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2023 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2023 | -22% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.