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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 32 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1998Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Dawson

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dawson 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
Common GrackleIcteridae851998-34%1968
European StarlingSturnidae511998-43%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae431998-65%1968
American RobinTurdidae421998-16%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae381998-32%1968
Blue JayCorvidae311998-44%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae301998-60%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae291998-47%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae251998+22%1968
House SparrowPasseridae251998-82%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae201998-64%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae191998-49%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae171998+96%1968
American CrowCorvidae121998-38%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae111998-64%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae111998-30%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91998-63%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae71998-89%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae71998-80%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae71998-81%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae71994+0%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae61998+133%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61998+33%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae61998-77%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae61998-46%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae61998-73%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae51998+17%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae51997+50%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae51998-76%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae51998-91%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae41998-46%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae41998-90%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae41998-83%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41998-53%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae41996+40%1982
Pine WarblerParulidae41998+100%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31998-23%1968
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae31990+75%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae31998-47%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae21993-44%1968

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