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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Bay Minette Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Bay Minette

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bay Minette 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae752025+23%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652025+62%1998
Blue JayCorvidae312025-3%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae302025-29%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae292025+170%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae282025-35%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282025+34%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272025+247%1998
American CrowCorvidae242025+42%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+346%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae202025-54%1998
House FinchFringillidae192025+540%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-59%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae172025+118%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+189%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-63%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+62%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+429%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025-33%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+12%1998
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae92015n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+50%1998
Wood DuckAnatidae72024+200%2000
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62025+25%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-33%1998
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+60%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-7%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-33%2003
European StarlingSturnidae52025-43%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+175%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-81%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-6%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae52018-46%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-60%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-94%1998
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42025-50%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+9%1998
Laughing GullLaridae32009-64%2007
MallardAnatidae32010-25%2007
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae32025-40%2022

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.