BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27
Foley Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.
71Species Recorded
12Years Surveyed
1966–1984Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Foley
Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 159 | 1984 | +126% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 112 | 1984 | -12% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 98 | 1984 | -6% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 72 | 1984 | -5% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 55 | 1984 | +44% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 52 | 1984 | +6% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 47 | 1984 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 42 | 1984 | +180% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 40 | 1984 | +118% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 34 | 1984 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 34 | 1984 | +61% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 23 | 1984 | +45% | 1970 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 20 | 1984 | -51% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 19 | 1984 | +620% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 17 | 1984 | +13% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 1984 | +165% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 16 | 1984 | +84% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 12 | 1984 | +88% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1984 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 1984 | +71% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1984 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 1984 | +107% | 1970 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1984 | +50% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 1977 | +11% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1984 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1984 | -64% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 4 | 1984 | +333% | 1971 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 1982 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1984 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 4 | 1977 | +200% | 1972 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1977 | -20% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 1983 | +44% | 1970 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1984 | -86% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1984 | +9% | 1970 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 1984 | -15% | 1971 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1984 | +43% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 1984 | +14% | 1970 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 1972 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.