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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 24

Elkmont Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Elkmont

Top 40 of 97 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
European StarlingSturnidae1002025-8%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae972025+15%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae842025-21%1992
American CrowCorvidae442025+41%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae442025-43%1992
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae362014n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352025-52%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae342025+132%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025+22%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae262025+6%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232025+87%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+134%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025-39%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025-30%1992
American RobinTurdidae152025-18%1992
Wood ThrushTurdidae142025-4%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-46%1992
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025-9%1992
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122025+283%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-56%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025-41%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-48%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-42%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92025+154%1992
House FinchFringillidae92025+150%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+48%1992
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+163%1994
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+100%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-86%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+156%1992
Blue JayCorvidae62025-83%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-74%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62025-68%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-61%1992
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-68%1992
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025-23%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-46%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-33%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+67%1992
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+180%1993

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.