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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Choccolocco Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1984–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Choccolocco

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Choccolocco 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 CrowCorvidae832025+49%1986
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542025+35%1986
European StarlingSturnidae502025+65%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382025+89%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352025+23%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+243%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae252025-13%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-44%1986
Blue JayCorvidae212025+12%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025-45%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae212025+66%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025-18%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025+52%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-42%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+23%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+100%1987
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142025-43%1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae142025+58%1986
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122000n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+400%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-31%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025-25%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+50%1987
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-67%1986
House FinchFringillidae82025+486%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-19%1986
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-63%1986
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72025-8%2008
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+23%1986
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025-33%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+71%1986
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+46%1986
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52000-38%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae52013+40%2004
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52023n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+467%1993
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+267%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-68%1986
MallardAnatidae42017+200%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-84%1986

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