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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Claiborne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
1996–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Claiborne

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Claiborne 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 CardinalCardinalidae302023+14%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272023+26%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272023-26%1998
American CrowCorvidae162023-44%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162023-25%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112023-17%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112023-39%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae102023+7%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102023+0%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae92023+35%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae92019+81%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72023-21%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+62%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62023+55%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae62023+21%1998
White IbisThreskiornithidae61999-14%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52023-13%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52023-29%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52023+7%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+86%1998
Prairie WarblerParulidae42019-22%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae42019+67%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42019-39%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae32003-81%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae32019+67%1998
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32023+20%1998
Barred OwlStrigidae32006+200%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32023-6%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32023-55%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32023-63%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae32023-33%1998
Fish CrowCorvidae32023+50%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32000+200%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae32005+200%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22018+33%1998
Blue JayCorvidae22023-55%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22023-65%1998
Kentucky WarblerParulidae22023-64%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22023-67%1998
Wood DuckAnatidae22015-67%1997

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