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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Latham 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Latham 2

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Latham 2 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae742024+15%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae392024+162%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae352024+20%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae332024-10%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302024-22%2007
American CrowCorvidae272024+220%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222024+4%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae182024-19%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+0%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-57%2007
Blue JayCorvidae132024-40%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024+25%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+88%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024-11%2007
Prairie WarblerParulidae102024+55%2008
Hooded WarblerParulidae102024+31%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+225%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-61%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72024+47%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-60%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024+125%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-58%2007
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52024-21%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024-28%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+17%2008
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-22%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-17%2011
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+100%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-74%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-54%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-42%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024-45%2007
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32023+40%2009
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-25%2008
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32022+25%2011
House SparrowPasseridae32024+25%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-22%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+25%2007
Fish CrowCorvidae22024-61%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024-67%2007

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