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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Howard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Howard

Top 40 of 98 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
American CrowCorvidae892024+32%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562024-28%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472024-18%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae452024-15%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae392024+555%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024-54%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024+39%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302024+62%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae292024-32%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae272024+26%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212024+214%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192024+264%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024+207%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182024-65%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162024+10%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae162024+291%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024+0%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae152024-23%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+150%2019
Wood ThrushTurdidae142024-31%1969
Blue JayCorvidae132024-65%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae112024+129%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+16%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+47%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+157%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+200%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024-31%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+100%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+64%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024-53%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae92024+375%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+50%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-50%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-59%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-50%1969
Hooded WarblerParulidae72024+575%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+114%1976
Swainson's WarblerParulidae72024+267%2009
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+433%1973
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52024+114%1969

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