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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Gainestown Ferry Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

82Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2015Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Gainestown Ferry

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gainestown Ferry 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 CardinalCardinalidae862015+55%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae852015-16%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae802015+2%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae652015+32%2001
American RedstartParulidae542015-29%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae522015+19%2001
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae472015+176%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae422015-4%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae392015+20%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae352015+18%2001
Great EgretArdeidae262015+133%2001
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae242015+30%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222015+6%2001
American CrowCorvidae212015-46%2001
Swainson's WarblerParulidae172015+200%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae162015+150%2001
Hooded WarblerParulidae142015+42%2001
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132015-7%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122015+0%2001
Fish CrowCorvidae122015-30%2001
Little Blue HeronArdeidae112012+12%2001
Blue JayCorvidae112015-31%2001
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112015-16%2001
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae112015+0%2002
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae82015+600%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82015+67%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae82015+27%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82005n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72015-8%2001
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae62012+15%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62015+100%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae42015+35%2001
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42015+12%2001
Barred OwlStrigidae42015-20%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae42015-49%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42015+50%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae42012-6%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32015-25%2001
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32012-33%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae32012+50%2001

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