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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Gastonburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Gastonburg

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gastonburg 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
White-eyed VireoVireonidae602024+136%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae492024+103%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+14%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae322024+14%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae312024+119%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302022-23%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272024+17%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae272024+147%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024+68%1998
Blue JayCorvidae222024+80%1998
American CrowCorvidae222024-64%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024+100%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024+76%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae162017-24%2005
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024-28%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+18%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024+54%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae102024+39%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+800%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024+79%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+250%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+85%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+156%1999
Great EgretArdeidae72022-38%2005
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+113%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae72024+80%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+413%1998
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+25%2014
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+167%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+39%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+50%2000
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+175%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+19%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42022+80%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-60%1998
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42024+20%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42013+133%2007
Black VultureCathartidae42022+60%2005
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022-20%2007
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32019-85%1998

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