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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 24

Carter Grove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Carter Grove

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carter Grove 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
European StarlingSturnidae1262023+58%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae382023-11%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362023-34%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322023-26%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322023+37%2007
American CrowCorvidae272023+4%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262023-34%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae192023-31%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172023-15%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae152023+43%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142023-30%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142023-16%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142023-59%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142023-29%2011
Song SparrowPasserellidae142023+260%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae132023-14%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132023+31%2007
House FinchFringillidae132023+100%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122023-50%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112023+175%2007
House SparrowPasseridae112023-48%2007
American RobinTurdidae102023-45%2007
DickcisselCardinalidae102011+900%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae82022+700%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72023-49%2007
Blue JayCorvidae62023-44%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae62023-41%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62019n/an/a
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62019n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52023-81%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023-4%2011
Purple MartinHirundinidae42023-70%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42023+120%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+6%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-10%2011
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42019+25%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+60%2012
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42023+133%2012
Black VultureCathartidae42023+100%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae32023-14%2007

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