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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 27 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 →
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 →
1996–2024Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae612024+56%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae482024+4%1998
American CrowCorvidae472024+64%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024-33%1998
Blue JayCorvidae292024+12%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242024-38%1998
Fish CrowCorvidae212024+88%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024+258%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182024+189%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172024+104%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024+44%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae152024+111%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+400%2000
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132024-71%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+236%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+81%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae102024+210%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024-15%1998
House FinchFringillidae92024+240%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-65%1998
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae92015n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae82024-41%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae72024+200%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-11%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-60%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-75%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+17%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+38%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+36%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae52018-46%2010
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42024+42%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-52%1998
European StarlingSturnidae42024-43%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+0%1999
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024+0%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+80%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-92%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae32024-74%1998
House SparrowPasseridae32024-17%1999
Laughing GullLaridae32009-64%2007

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