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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Brantley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Brantley

Top 40 of 95 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 MockingbirdMimidae962024-23%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502024-13%1968
American CrowCorvidae392024-26%1968
Blue JayCorvidae372024-10%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024+253%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae28202419×1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272024+174%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024+478%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+16%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182024+408%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024+147%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024+80%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142023+108%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae132024-68%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024-9%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+88%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae122024-40%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024-29%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122024+291%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+37%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae112024+438%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-18%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024+225%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024-16%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-10%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92021+125%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92024-57%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae9202413×2005
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024-44%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-50%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024+31%1968
European StarlingSturnidae62024-67%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+14%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024-72%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+160%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52023+0%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-96%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+0%1969
Barred OwlStrigidae42014+40%1989
White IbisThreskiornithidae42007-80%2002

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