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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Elberta Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
1986–2022Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Elberta

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elberta 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 GrackleIcteridae1112022-48%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae512022+269%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492022+23%1988
Northern MockingbirdMimidae482022-47%1988
European StarlingSturnidae332022+15%1988
Blue JayCorvidae312022+11%1988
American CrowCorvidae292022-6%1988
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212022+339%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202022+61%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae182022-36%1988
Snowy EgretArdeidae172022+425%2010
House FinchFringillidae162022+146%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142022+357%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102022+10%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102022+106%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92022-57%1988
Common Ground DoveColumbidae92019+367%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82022-32%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82022+457%1988
House SparrowPasseridae72021-96%1988
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62021-84%1988
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62022-43%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62022+58%1988
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62022+64%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae62018-71%1987
Fish CrowCorvidae62022-84%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42022-94%1988
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42022+100%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021-38%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022-13%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42022-13%1991
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022-53%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+100%1988
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32022-13%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32022-96%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32022-94%1988
Purple MartinHirundinidae32022-85%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae32022+17%1988
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32022+157%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae32021+260%1989

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