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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Latham Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 31 survey years, no longer active.

89Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2000Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Latham

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Latham 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 CardinalCardinalidae522000-57%1968
White IbisThreskiornithidae351997+775%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322000-4%1968
American CrowCorvidae312000-28%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae302000-54%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262000-67%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252000+600%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192000+338%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae152000+62%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae142000-20%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142000+775%1987
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132000-83%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae132000-11%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132000-62%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae131998+10%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132000+356%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae112000-82%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102000-85%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae92000+220%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82000-32%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82000-69%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72000-39%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72000-63%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72000+200%1973
Northern ParulaParulidae72000+100%1979
Black VultureCathartidae62000-39%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae61997-72%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae62000-84%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae61996n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae52000-59%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52000-13%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae52000+10%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52000+225%1979
Great EgretArdeidae41998-67%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae42000-82%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42000+120%1978
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae41979+133%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32000-11%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32000+67%1981
Hooded WarblerParulidae32000-48%1970

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