BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Birmingham Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.

61Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1995Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Birmingham

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Birmingham 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae2311995+149%1971
European StarlingSturnidae2181995-67%1971
House SparrowPasseridae1921995-63%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae1451995+61%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae871995+32%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae841995+58%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae781995-36%1971
American RobinTurdidae761995-40%1971
House FinchFringillidae521995+743%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae511995-41%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae351995+878%1978
Blue JayCorvidae191995-55%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae141995-71%1971
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae111995+640%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae111995-67%1971
American CrowCorvidae111995+190%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae101995+133%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae91995-83%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae51995+425%1976
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae41995-76%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31995+100%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae31994-36%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae31995-58%1971
MallardAnatidae31995+0%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae21995-33%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21994-25%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae21994-44%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21992+100%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae21995-36%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae21995+67%1971
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae21972+100%1970
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae21994+125%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae21989+0%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae21995+50%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae21995+100%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae11985-86%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae11980+0%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11994+14%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae11994+25%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae11993-70%1971

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