BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27
Helicon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
92Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1996–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Helicon
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 54 | 2024 | +260% | 1998 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 45 | 2024 | +310% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | -44% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 35 | 2024 | +80% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 34 | 2024 | +68% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 33 | 2024 | +65% | 1998 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2024 | +23% | 1998 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 27 | 2024 | -9% | 1998 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 23 | 2024 | +775% | 1998 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | -2% | 1998 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 2024 | +22% | 1998 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2024 | -37% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | -65% | 1998 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 12 | 2024 | +48% | 1998 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 11 | 2022 | +280% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2024 | +37% | 1998 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +16% | 1998 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | -18% | 1998 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2024 | -59% | 1998 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -25% | 1999 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +47% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +24% | 1998 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +222% | 1999 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +9% | 1998 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +333% | 1999 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 2024 | +300% | 2022 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2024 | -78% | 1998 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +17% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -44% | 1998 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -33% | 1998 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -53% | 1998 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | +88% | 1999 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +29% | 2000 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -74% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +425% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +4% | 1998 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +171% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2023 | +60% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.