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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Brooksville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1984–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Brooksville

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brooksville 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
American CrowCorvidae492023+297%1986
European StarlingSturnidae462023+152%1986
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352023+84%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332023+51%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322023+156%1986
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae242023-5%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae24202322×1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae232023+14%1986
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222023+41%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae182023+464%1986
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142023+18%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae142023+525%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132023-48%1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae132023+192%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122023+417%1986
White-eyed VireoVireonidae12202313×1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae102023+675%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92023+80%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92023+108%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae92023-72%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92023-11%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92023+100%1986
Blue JayCorvidae82023+20%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82023+500%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-60%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72023+106%1986
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72023+71%1986
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72023+200%1987
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+38%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62023+39%1986
Pine WarblerParulidae62023+17%1987
Wood ThrushTurdidae62023+12%1986
Field SparrowPasserellidae52023+46%1986
American RobinTurdidae52023-46%1986
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52022+60%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52023+200%1987
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52023+220%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42022+100%1986
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023+58%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae42023-7%1988

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