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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Fairview Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
1989–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Fairview

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fairview 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 CardinalCardinalidae512024+35%1991
Purple MartinHirundinidae462024-32%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae432024+128%1992
Blue JayCorvidae422024+14%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae422024-41%1991
American CrowCorvidae342024-22%1991
White-eyed VireoVireonidae342024+87%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024-35%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024+53%1991
Great EgretArdeidae272024+85%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024+87%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024+556%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212024-7%1991
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192024+37%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024+143%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+31%1991
Pine WarblerParulidae132024+400%1992
Black VultureCathartidae122023+300%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+161%1991
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-72%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024-36%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+525%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+67%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+127%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82024-84%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-52%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+227%1991
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-52%1991
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-57%1991
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+100%1992
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-13%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+325%2012
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51989n/an/a
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+256%1991
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024-9%1992
Fish CrowCorvidae52024-29%1992
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52022-13%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-68%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+0%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+225%1994

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