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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Chacaloochee Bay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

70Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2019Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Chacaloochee Bay

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chacaloochee Bay 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392019-17%2011
Laughing GullLaridae362019+9%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342019-57%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272019-12%2011
Northern ParulaParulidae232019-69%2011
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222019-88%2011
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192019-31%2011
Common GrackleIcteridae172019+836%2011
Common YellowthroatParulidae172019-60%2011
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae122019-88%2011
OspreyPandionidae112019-24%2011
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae112019+50%2010
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112011n/an/a
Common GallinuleRallidae72019-54%2011
Royal TernLaridae62019-62%2011
Hooded WarblerParulidae62019-31%2011
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62016n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52019-31%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52016+55%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52019-61%2011
Black SkimmerLaridae52017n/an/a
White IbisThreskiornithidae42019-49%2011
Great EgretArdeidae42019-74%2011
Green HeronArdeidae42019+8%2011
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42019-14%2014
Purple MartinHirundinidae42019+9%2016
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42019+100%2014
Wood DuckAnatidae32017+0%2010
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019-65%2011
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae32019-50%2011
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32019+8%2011
Barred OwlStrigidae32017+33%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32019+0%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae32019-61%2011
King RailRallidae32011+200%2010
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32011n/an/a
Swainson's WarblerParulidae32019+150%2014
Sandwich TernLaridae32016n/an/a
Brown PelicanPelecanidae22019+167%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae22019-33%2009

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