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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Choccolocco Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1984–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Choccolocco

Top 40 of 99 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 CrowCorvidae772024+34%1986
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024+16%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae442024+243%1986
Blue JayCorvidae422024+16%1986
European StarlingSturnidae412024+52%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342024+30%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302024+36%1986
Eastern TowheePasserellidae272024-29%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024+136%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024-44%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae242024-16%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae192024+414%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182024+38%1986
House FinchFringillidae182024+557%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+80%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-52%1986
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122000n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122024+131%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-39%1986
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+57%1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024+50%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+700%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+260%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-5%1986
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024-72%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+38%1987
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-63%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-35%1986
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-54%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-21%1986
American RobinTurdidae72024-63%1986
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+23%1986
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-50%1986
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024+64%1986
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52000-38%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae52013+40%2004
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52023n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-73%1986
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-87%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-11%1986

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