BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 29

Liberty City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 30 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on Alabama Liberty City

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

Species recorded on the Liberty City 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 CardinalCardinalidae802011+180%1981
American CrowCorvidae792011+70%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae782011+49%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae562011+412%1981
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae462011+7%1981
Eastern TowheePasserellidae402011+91%1981
Tufted TitmouseParidae302011+268%1981
Blue JayCorvidae282011-16%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272011-23%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae262011+64%1981
Summer TanagerCardinalidae242011+214%1981
Prairie WarblerParulidae212011+16%1981
Brown ThrasherMimidae202011+320%1981
Orchard OrioleIcteridae192011+160%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182011+388%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172011+100%1981
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162011+158%1981
Pine WarblerParulidae152011+515%1981
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152011+933%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142011+92%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142011+6%1981
Field SparrowPasserellidae132011+375%1981
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae112011+85%1983
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae101979n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102011-15%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae92011-68%1981
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92011-32%1981
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92011+19%1982
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92011+256%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae92011+380%1984
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82011+150%1981
Hooded WarblerParulidae82011+433%1984
Northern ParulaParulidae82011+175%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62008+125%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62011-9%1981
Purple MartinHirundinidae62011-63%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62011+75%1983
House FinchFringillidae62011+33%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52011+500%1985
Wood ThrushTurdidae52011-33%1981

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