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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Fairview Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
1989–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Fairview

Top 40 of 101 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 CardinalCardinalidae852025+36%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392025+506%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae392025+140%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae382025+95%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-42%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352025-42%1991
American CrowCorvidae342025-33%1991
Pine WarblerParulidae342025+580%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272025+6%1991
Blue JayCorvidae252025+12%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+82%1991
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae212025-88%1991
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025-65%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025+12%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+93%1992
Black VultureCathartidae122023+300%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025+93%1991
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025-34%1991
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+278%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+153%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+173%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+83%1991
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025+73%1992
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-64%1991
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025+41%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+325%1994
Great EgretArdeidae82025+100%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025-38%1991
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025+0%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-36%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-64%1991
European StarlingSturnidae62025-57%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+10%1991
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+100%1992
House FinchFringillidae62025+29%1992
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51989n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52022-13%1992
White IbisThreskiornithidae42025-92%1991
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-61%1991
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42025+60%1993

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