BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28
Dawson Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 32 survey years, no longer active.
93Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1966–1998Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Dawson
Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 85 | 1998 | -34% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 51 | 1998 | -43% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 43 | 1998 | -65% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 42 | 1998 | -16% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 38 | 1998 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 31 | 1998 | -44% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 30 | 1998 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 1998 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 25 | 1998 | +22% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 25 | 1998 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 20 | 1998 | -64% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 19 | 1998 | -49% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 1998 | +96% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 1998 | -38% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 11 | 1998 | -64% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 1998 | -30% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1998 | -63% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1998 | -89% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1998 | -80% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 1998 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 1994 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 1998 | +133% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1998 | +33% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 1998 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 1998 | -46% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 1998 | -73% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 1998 | +17% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1997 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 1998 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 1998 | -91% | 1968 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1998 | -46% | 1968 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1998 | -90% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1998 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 1998 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 1996 | +40% | 1982 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1998 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1998 | -23% | 1968 | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parulidae | 3 | 1990 | +75% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 1998 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1993 | -44% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.