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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
4Observers

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
White-eyed VireoVireonidae722025+164%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae662025+61%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae482025-21%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae462025+61%1996
American CrowCorvidae452025+0%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae452025+10%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae352025+127%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae352025+93%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae292025+18%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae282025+556%1995
Blue JayCorvidae252025+15%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232025+37%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025+154%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025-77%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222025-3%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212025+92%1995
Prairie WarblerParulidae212025+250%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025+105%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+157%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae172025+21%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025+500%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-36%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+44%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae142025+26%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae142025+325%1997
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae122025+275%1998
Swainson's WarblerParulidae112025+275%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-20%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+13%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102025+186%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025-67%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+70%1996
Black VultureCathartidae82023-20%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-50%1995
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae81993n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-13%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-52%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae82025+38%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae72025+0%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025-46%1995

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