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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 31 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1966–2000Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Latham
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 52 | 2000 | -57% | 1968 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 35 | 1997 | +775% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 32 | 2000 | -4% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 31 | 2000 | -28% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 30 | 2000 | -54% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2000 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2000 | +600% | 1974 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 19 | 2000 | +338% | 1970 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2000 | +62% | 1968 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2000 | -20% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2000 | +775% | 1987 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 13 | 2000 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2000 | -11% | 1968 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 13 | 2000 | -62% | 1968 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 13 | 1998 | +10% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 13 | 2000 | +356% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2000 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2000 | -85% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2000 | +220% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2000 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2000 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2000 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2000 | -63% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2000 | +200% | 1973 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 7 | 2000 | +100% | 1979 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2000 | -39% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 1997 | -72% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2000 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2000 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2000 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2000 | +10% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2000 | +225% | 1979 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 1998 | -67% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2000 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2000 | +120% | 1978 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 4 | 1979 | +133% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2000 | -11% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2000 | +67% | 1981 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2000 | -48% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.