BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27
Epes Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1980–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Epes
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 507 | 2024 | 16× | 2004 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 81 | 2024 | -34% | 1982 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 71 | 2024 | +17% | 1982 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 68 | 2024 | +263% | 1982 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 62 | 2024 | +205% | 1982 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 57 | 2024 | +129% | 1982 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 53 | 2024 | +38% | 1982 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 51 | 2024 | -13% | 1982 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 39 | 2024 | -65% | 1982 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 38 | 2024 | +19% | 1982 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 38 | 2024 | +152% | 1982 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 33 | 2024 | +0% | 1982 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +116% | 1982 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 30 | 2024 | +84% | 1982 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 29 | 2024 | +57% | 1982 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 29 | 2024 | +267% | 1983 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 28 | 2024 | -39% | 1982 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 27 | 2024 | +260% | 1983 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 26 | 2024 | -21% | 1982 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 25 | 2024 | +40% | 1982 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 23 | 2024 | +500% | 1995 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 22 | 2024 | +213% | 1982 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | -24% | 1982 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +136% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | -57% | 1982 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2024 | +233% | 1982 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -64% | 1982 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | +47% | 1982 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | +478% | 1983 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | -21% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | +260% | 1983 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -23% | 1982 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -18% | 1983 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +250% | 1989 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -62% | 1982 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | +50% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | -48% | 1982 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -85% | 1982 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | -48% | 1982 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +267% | 2010 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.