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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Georgetown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 20 survey years, still 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Georgetown

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

Species recorded on the Georgetown 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 MockingbirdMimidae972025+72%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae862025+88%1996
Blue JayCorvidae592025+17%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae552025+151%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242025+316%1997
American CrowCorvidae212025-43%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+88%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae182025-15%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae172025+25%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+189%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025+75%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025-59%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-67%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+289%1996
European StarlingSturnidae92025-56%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025+80%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+500%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+222%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+150%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-15%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+175%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae82025+130%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+140%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae72025-82%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-44%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+120%2006
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42025+11%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-67%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025+43%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-15%1998
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42024+300%2000
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32025-36%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-51%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-13%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025-35%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+17%2007
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+50%2007
House FinchFringillidae32025+106%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae22025+0%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+9%1996

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