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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Carrollton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
31Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Carrollton

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carrollton 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 CrowCorvidae292024-8%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024-1%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+43%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae212024-42%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+50%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae122024+389%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+121%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+7%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024-13%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024-32%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-9%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-68%1996
Black VultureCathartidae82023-20%1995
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae81993n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024-40%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024-14%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae82024-13%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024-57%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-15%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024+63%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024-61%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+71%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+40%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+20%1996
Prairie WarblerParulidae52024+25%1996
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52023-26%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-25%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae42023+80%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-53%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-90%1995
House SparrowPasseridae41993n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-72%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023-68%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-16%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-28%1996
European StarlingSturnidae31996n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22018+67%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae21993n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+29%1996
Swainson's WarblerParulidae22024+50%2010

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