BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27
Madrid Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1994–2023Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Madrid
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 80 | 2023 | -26% | 1996 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 46 | 2023 | -57% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 35 | 2023 | +117% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2023 | -65% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 30 | 2023 | -59% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2023 | -65% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 24 | 2023 | +85% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 23 | 2023 | -61% | 1996 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2023 | +409% | 1996 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 19 | 2023 | +140% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 17 | 2023 | +39% | 1997 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2023 | +19% | 1996 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 14 | 2021 | -3% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2023 | -75% | 1996 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 11 | 2023 | -5% | 1996 | |
| Wood Stork | Ciconiidae | 9 | 2019 | +800% | 2013 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2023 | -64% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2023 | -60% | 1996 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2023 | -81% | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 2019 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | -64% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2023 | -59% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2023 | -39% | 1996 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2023 | -44% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | -53% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2023 | -6% | 1996 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -6% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2023 | -23% | 1996 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2023 | +275% | 2000 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | +163% | 1998 | |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | 4 | 2019 | +60% | 1999 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +75% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 4 | 2021 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | -47% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2000 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2015 | +167% | 2008 | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | +33% | 2013 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2021 | -39% | 2000 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | -20% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.