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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Calebee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Calebee

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Calebee 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 CardinalCardinalidae492024-4%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422024+71%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae412024+32%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae362024+74%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae282024+113%1995
American CrowCorvidae252024-18%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024-17%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222024-11%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222024+0%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae212024+34%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae202024-32%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202024-18%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182024+236%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162024-7%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024+127%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132024+162%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+59%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122024+75%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122024-88%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+429%1996
Blue JayCorvidae112024+9%1995
European StarlingSturnidae112024+38%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024-24%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+11%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+79%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae92024+143%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024-33%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae92024+167%1995
Northern ParulaParulidae92024+179%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+54%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024-5%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024+74%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82024+550%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae82023+22%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+64%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+182%1995
House SparrowPasseridae72013-9%1997
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae62024+133%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+39%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae52023+33%2007

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