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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 19 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
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 MockingbirdMimidae822024+70%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652024+79%1996
Blue JayCorvidae432024+24%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+90%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024+316%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162024+233%1996
American CrowCorvidae162024-31%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+150%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024+75%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024+81%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae132024+31%2019
House FinchFringillidae112024+161%2013
European StarlingSturnidae92024-52%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+480%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+46%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+138%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+120%1996
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62024+14%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62024-62%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-23%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-43%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-13%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+300%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+58%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024+90%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+222%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae52024-83%2007
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42013-55%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-41%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42024-24%1996
House SparrowPasseridae42024+0%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+57%2013
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42024+300%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+100%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024-47%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024+86%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae32022+17%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+0%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae22023+0%1997
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22024+0%1996

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