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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Jena Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Jena

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jena 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 CrowCorvidae632025+51%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532025+32%1983
White-eyed VireoVireonidae522025+37%1983
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae412025+13%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae402025+67%1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272025+45%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-51%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025+3%1983
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025+34%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025+49%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+25%1983
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162025+8%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+114%1983
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+39%1983
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122025+213%1983
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025-13%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025-4%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+167%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025-55%1983
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+73%1983
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025-52%1983
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102025+78%1984
Pine WarblerParulidae102025+31%1983
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025-65%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-67%1983
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae92025-27%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+5%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-53%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-28%1983
Hooded WarblerParulidae92025+35%1983
Black VultureCathartidae92025+400%1987
American RedstartParulidae92025-21%1986
Blue JayCorvidae82025-50%1983
Swainson's WarblerParulidae82025+83%1983
Northern ParulaParulidae82025+100%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-84%1983
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72025-46%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025-10%1983
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+100%1983
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+88%1986

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