BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28
Childersburg Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.
82Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
1985–1999Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Childersburg
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 51 | 1999 | +34% | 1992 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 1999 | +12% | 1992 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 33 | 1999 | +54% | 1992 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 1999 | -49% | 1992 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 1999 | -19% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 21 | 1999 | +95% | 1992 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 1999 | +7% | 1992 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 1999 | +32% | 1992 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 1999 | +45% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 19 | 1999 | +72% | 1992 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 1999 | +350% | 1998 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 17 | 1999 | +43% | 1992 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 17 | 1998 | +15% | 1992 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 16 | 1999 | +119% | 1992 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 15 | 1999 | +85% | 1992 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 1999 | +65% | 1992 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 1999 | +19% | 1992 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 12 | 1999 | +37% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 11 | 1999 | +56% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 1999 | -13% | 1992 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 1999 | +28% | 1992 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 1999 | -81% | 1992 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1999 | +33% | 1994 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 1999 | +33% | 1992 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 1999 | +264% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 1999 | +71% | 1992 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1998 | +150% | 1993 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 1998 | +129% | 1992 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1999 | -35% | 1993 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 1999 | -19% | 1992 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1999 | -33% | 1992 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 1999 | +14% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 1999 | +167% | 1993 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1999 | -11% | 1993 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1998 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1999 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1999 | +43% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1999 | +83% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1999 | -17% | 1993 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1999 | -46% | 1992 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.