BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27
Linden Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
89Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1968–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Linden
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 78 | 2023 | +263% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 60 | 2023 | +37% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 45 | 2023 | +191% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 42 | 2023 | +60% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 40 | 2023 | -16% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2023 | +23% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 29 | 2023 | +30% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2023 | -19% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2023 | 12× | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2023 | +950% | 1976 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 25 | 2023 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 22 | 2023 | +473% | 1975 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2023 | -35% | 1970 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2023 | +392% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2023 | +54% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 16 | 2023 | +173% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2023 | +36% | 1970 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 13 | 2023 | +56% | 1990 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2023 | -27% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 11 | 2023 | -13% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2023 | -18% | 1970 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2023 | +47% | 1970 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2023 | +40% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +47% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2023 | +180% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2023 | +29% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2023 | -91% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | +57% | 1975 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -81% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2022 | -82% | 1975 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +433% | 1977 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2023 | -80% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2021 | +400% | 2016 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2023 | +40% | 1991 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | -89% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | -40% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 1982 | |
| Swainson's Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 2019 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2023 | +43% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.