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 Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1986–2022Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Elberta
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 111 | 2022 | -48% | 1988 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 51 | 2022 | +269% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 49 | 2022 | +23% | 1988 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 48 | 2022 | -47% | 1988 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 33 | 2022 | +15% | 1988 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 31 | 2022 | +11% | 1988 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 29 | 2022 | -6% | 1988 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2022 | +339% | 1988 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2022 | +61% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2022 | -36% | 1988 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 17 | 2022 | +425% | 2010 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2022 | +146% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2022 | +357% | 1991 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2022 | +10% | 1988 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2022 | +106% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2022 | -57% | 1988 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2019 | +367% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2022 | -32% | 1988 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2022 | +457% | 1988 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2021 | -96% | 1988 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2021 | -84% | 1988 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2022 | -43% | 1988 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2022 | +58% | 1988 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2022 | +64% | 1988 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2018 | -71% | 1987 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2022 | -84% | 1989 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2022 | -94% | 1988 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 1989 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2021 | -38% | 1988 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | -13% | 1989 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 4 | 2022 | -13% | 1991 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | -53% | 1998 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | -13% | 1988 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -96% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -94% | 1988 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2022 | -85% | 1988 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2022 | +17% | 1988 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 3 | 2022 | +157% | 1990 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2021 | +260% | 1989 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.