BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27
Holt Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
92Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Holt
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 66 | 2024 | +125% | 1995 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 52 | 2024 | +110% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 44 | 2024 | -25% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 41 | 2024 | +215% | 1995 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 29 | 2024 | +44% | 1995 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 28 | 2024 | +54% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2024 | -25% | 1995 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2024 | +10% | 1995 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2023 | +244% | 1995 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2024 | +232% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 26 | 2024 | -39% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 23 | 2024 | +29% | 1995 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 20 | 2024 | +143% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | -1% | 2005 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | +400% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 16 | 2024 | +17% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | -22% | 1995 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 13 | 2024 | +27% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | +44% | 1995 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 12 | 2003 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2024 | +150% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | -23% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -25% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +8% | 1995 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +220% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 2024 | +143% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2023 | -29% | 1995 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +350% | 2005 | |
| Swainson's Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +333% | 2007 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +18% | 1995 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +83% | 1995 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2024 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -47% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -68% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.