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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 24

Hillsboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.

102Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1996Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Hillsboro

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hillsboro 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae661996-23%1968
American RobinTurdidae601996+316%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae581996-8%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae491996-49%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae491996+18%1968
House SparrowPasseridae351996-44%1968
American CrowCorvidae311996+63%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae311996+190%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae311996+68%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae231996-32%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae221996+336%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae191996-80%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae191993n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae181996-41%1968
Blue JayCorvidae181996-51%1968
European StarlingSturnidae171996+92%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae171996-26%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae161996+113%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae161994-74%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae161996-16%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae151996+96%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae141996-12%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae121996+40%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae121978n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae111996-55%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae111996-37%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae101996-75%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae91996+4%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91996+55%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91996+9%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae91996-50%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae71996-45%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae71996-61%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae71996+43%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae71996+250%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae61996+500%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae61996-41%1968
Black VultureCathartidae61993-27%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae51996-31%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae51996+70%1968

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