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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Escatawpa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
1983–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Escatawpa

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Escatawpa 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 CardinalCardinalidae342023-36%1986
White-eyed VireoVireonidae332023-26%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282023-23%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae182023-23%1986
Blue JayCorvidae182023-32%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182023-34%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162023-25%1986
Pine WarblerParulidae162023-17%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142023-59%1986
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132023-78%1986
Purple MartinHirundinidae132018-83%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122023-70%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122023+64%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae122023-65%1986
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112023-40%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023+45%1988
American CrowCorvidae102023-67%1986
House SparrowPasseridae101989+400%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae92023-65%1986
Fish CrowCorvidae82023+0%1986
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72023-27%1986
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72023-32%1986
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72023-92%1986
Hooded WarblerParulidae62023-60%1986
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52018-25%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023+267%1986
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52023-86%1986
Prairie WarblerParulidae52023+33%1986
Wood ThrushTurdidae52023-61%1986
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae51988n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42023-63%1986
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42023-75%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42023-35%1986
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023-40%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32014-68%1988
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32023-57%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32023-72%1986
Black VultureCathartidae22016-10%1988
Barred OwlStrigidae22023-50%1989
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22023-22%1988

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