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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Cottonton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Cottonton

Top 40 of 101 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 CardinalCardinalidae742024+44%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae562024+707%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae552024+993%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae532024+136%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae482024+626%1969
American CrowCorvidae442024+17%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382024-14%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae302024+292%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae28202414×1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae272024+104%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae26202415×1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242024+117%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae22202414×1970
Blue JayCorvidae212024-23%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024+118%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024+96%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162024-17%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152024+160%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+74%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152024+513%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae142024+433%1975
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae132024+800%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+43%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae122024+108%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+100%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112024-11%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae112024+191%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112024+90%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024+133%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+154%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-82%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+15%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae92024+12%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-92%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+271%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024+6%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+380%1970
Hooded WarblerParulidae82024+425%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024+108%2001
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024+0%2021

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