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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 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Epes

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Epes 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae507202416×2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae812024-34%1982
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae712024+17%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae682024+263%1982
White-eyed VireoVireonidae622024+205%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae572024+129%1982
American CrowCorvidae532024+38%1982
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae512024-13%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024-65%1982
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae382024+19%1982
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae382024+152%1982
Blue JayCorvidae332024+0%1982
Summer TanagerCardinalidae302024+116%1982
Wood ThrushTurdidae302024+84%1982
Fish CrowCorvidae292024+57%1982
Black VultureCathartidae292024+267%1983
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024-39%1982
Pine WarblerParulidae272024+260%1983
Carolina ChickadeeParidae262024-21%1982
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae252024+40%1982
Northern ParulaParulidae232024+500%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae222024+213%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae222024-24%1982
Kentucky WarblerParulidae222024+136%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212024-57%1982
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+233%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202024-64%1982
Orchard OrioleIcteridae202024+47%1982
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae162024+478%1983
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae142024-21%1982
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132024+260%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-23%1982
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024-18%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024+250%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-62%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+50%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92024-48%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-85%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-48%1982
Hooded WarblerParulidae82024+267%2010

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