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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Dauphin Is 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.

110Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2019Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Dauphin Is 2

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dauphin Is 2 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
Brown PelicanPelecanidae852019-33%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402019-20%1993
Blue JayCorvidae312019-19%1993
Laughing GullLaridae252019-69%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252019+15%1993
European StarlingSturnidae162019-31%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162019-26%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152019-14%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae142014+600%2009
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142019-26%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132019+157%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae112019-86%1993
Sandwich TernLaridae102014+525%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae102019-28%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102019-29%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92018-13%1993
Seaside SparrowPasserellidae92018+61%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae72019-14%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72018+86%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae62019-47%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae62019+240%1993
Royal TernLaridae52019-35%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52019-36%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52019+50%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52018-72%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52019+240%1993
House FinchFringillidae52018+50%2001
Clapper RailRallidae42019-38%1993
Fish CrowCorvidae42019-86%1993
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae42019-87%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae42018+100%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42019-11%1999
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42018+300%2008
Caspian TernLaridae32019-48%1993
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019-67%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32014-74%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32019+40%1999
Pine WarblerParulidae32019+0%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae32019+100%2000
House SparrowPasseridae32018+225%2013

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