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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Borden Sprng Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

76Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–1998Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Borden Sprng

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Borden Sprng 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae491998+12%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae421998+33%1994
American CrowCorvidae301998+20%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae261998-44%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae161998+71%1994
Prairie WarblerParulidae151998-27%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae151998-17%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae151998+118%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae141998+200%1994
Blue JayCorvidae131998+28%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae131998+425%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae131998+0%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae131998+35%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae131998+21%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae111998+54%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae101998-30%1994
American RobinTurdidae101998+77%1994
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae91998-10%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae91998+5%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae91998+50%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81998+80%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae81998-6%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae71998-14%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae71998+29%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae71998+10%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae61998-31%1994
European StarlingSturnidae61998-33%1994
House FinchFringillidae61998+500%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51998-29%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae51998+71%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51998-14%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae51998+44%1994
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae51998+27%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae41998+0%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41998+13%1994
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae41998-44%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae41998+250%1995
OvenbirdParulidae41998-67%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31998+25%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31998-44%1994

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