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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Brantley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Brantley

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brantley 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 MockingbirdMimidae942025-20%1968
Blue JayCorvidae662025-4%1968
American CrowCorvidae592025-39%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae512025-15%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae482025+18%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432025+275%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae38202519×1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272025+174%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025+20%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-22%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025+107%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182025-10%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae182025-66%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae182025-43%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-35%1968
Great EgretArdeidae152025+271%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae142025-62%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+3%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+63%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025-30%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+113%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025-16%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+325%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-19%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+131%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+422%1984
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+69%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+255%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-12%1969
European StarlingSturnidae72025-75%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025-37%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025+140%1976
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+188%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae62025+300%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-14%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+33%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+113%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024-72%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+900%2005
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-96%1968

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