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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 16 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
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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 CardinalCardinalidae862025+33%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae442025+197%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302025-13%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae292025+1%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025+35%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242025-55%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232025+16%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025-4%2007
Blue JayCorvidae192025-43%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae182025-33%2007
American CrowCorvidae152025+185%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+5%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-52%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+100%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-59%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+163%2008
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025-14%2007
Prairie WarblerParulidae82025+91%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+100%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+0%2009
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-20%2007
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+46%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-43%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72024+47%2008
House FinchFringillidae72025-9%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+22%2007
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62025-16%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+213%2007
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-77%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-37%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-17%2011
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-25%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-46%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+113%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+33%2008
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-74%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-67%2007
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32023+40%2009
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32022+25%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+50%2007

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