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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Citronelle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Citronelle

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Citronelle 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282023-16%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272023+114%1999
Blue JayCorvidae242023-39%1999
Fish CrowCorvidae232023+30%1999
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232023+107%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222023+31%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae212023+68%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182023-48%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152023-15%1999
Hooded WarblerParulidae142023+30%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122023-27%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae122023-3%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112023-37%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92023+30%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023-7%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82023-66%1999
American CrowCorvidae82023-64%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae82023+39%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72023+143%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae72023-3%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72023+14%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae72023+317%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72023+58%2001
Black VultureCathartidae72016-31%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62023-3%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62023-54%1999
Great EgretArdeidae62008+100%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae52023+3%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae52023-12%1999
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52023+33%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52016+20%2014
White-winged DoveColumbidae52023+0%2022
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42023+18%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae42023+117%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32023+36%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-80%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023-16%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-72%1999
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023+15%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32023+8%1999

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