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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Howard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Howard

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Howard 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae772025-24%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae702025-19%1969
American CrowCorvidae652025+41%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae462025+436%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae422025+791%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402025-15%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342025+63%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae272025+12%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae222025+333%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae212025-32%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212025+214%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae212025n/an/a
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025-18%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025+49%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025+26%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025+227%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+150%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025-13%1969
Blue JayCorvidae122025-62%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025-51%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-60%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+34%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025+163%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-21%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+273%1969
Hooded WarblerParulidae112025+625%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+0%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025-35%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025+10%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+108%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-59%1969
American RobinTurdidae62025+0%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+157%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-29%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-62%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+143%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+433%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+175%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+350%1988
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+33%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.