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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Grove Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Grove Hill

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Grove Hill 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 CardinalCardinalidae362023-43%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322023+54%1989
American CrowCorvidae292023-38%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae282023-1%1989
Blue JayCorvidae252023-52%1989
Black VultureCathartidae232023+238%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae222023+85%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212023+71%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae192023+22%1989
Hooded WarblerParulidae172023+18%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152023-39%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae112023-71%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae112023-54%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae102023-53%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92023-69%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92023-55%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92023-53%1989
Prairie WarblerParulidae82023+75%1993
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72023-14%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72023-63%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72023-19%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023-78%1989
House SparrowPasseridae62023-87%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62023-78%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023+30%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52023-64%1989
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae51983n/an/a
Northern ParulaParulidae52023+20%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023-59%1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023-58%1989
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42023-18%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41991+300%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023-44%1990
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32023-17%1993
Fish CrowCorvidae32023-71%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023-23%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32023-27%1989
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae31991+200%1988
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae32014n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22023-80%1989

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