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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Cottonton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Cottonton

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cottonton 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 CardinalCardinalidae722025+47%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae672025+144%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae542025+548%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae41202518×1971
American CrowCorvidae382025+12%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae352025+943%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae312025+750%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282025-21%1969
Blue JayCorvidae242025-13%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232025-16%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+95%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae21202512×1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+258%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae182025+200%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182025+173%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae162025+233%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+70%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae142025+154%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+350%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142025-60%1980
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+100%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025+33%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae13202513×1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+89%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025-20%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+91%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+162%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+450%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025+3%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae102025+18%1971
Hooded WarblerParulidae102025+500%1971
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae102025+500%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-67%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+8%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92025+89%2021
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+329%1969
European StarlingSturnidae82025-79%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+63%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+167%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025+867%1972

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