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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 24

Elkmont Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Elkmont

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elkmont 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae792024-25%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae602024-8%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472024-44%1992
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae362014n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae342024+68%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae322024+136%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae312024+28%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272024-49%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272024+190%1992
American RobinTurdidae262024-18%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae252024+5%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242024-34%1992
European StarlingSturnidae232024-41%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232024-63%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae182024+310%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae172024+123%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+87%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae152024-40%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024-45%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-47%1992
Purple MartinHirundinidae142024-63%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024-24%1992
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+64%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024-46%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-56%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+19%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-32%1992
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-82%1992
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024-27%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024-63%1992
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+188%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+133%1992
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82024+333%2013
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+60%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-43%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+42%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+180%1993
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+67%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-78%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024-48%1992

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