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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Maytown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Maytown

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Maytown 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
American CrowCorvidae392023+57%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332023-65%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232023-21%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212023-73%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202023+63%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae172023+81%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162023-40%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae152023-41%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152023-43%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae142023-15%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae132023+50%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12202312×1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae102023-43%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102023+383%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102023-78%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102023-60%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102023-62%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92023+333%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae92023-53%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92023-82%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae92023-67%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae92023+467%1988
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82023-66%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae82023+175%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72023-32%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72023-87%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62023-11%1968
House FinchFringillidae62023-32%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae52019-76%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-41%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42023-78%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42023-25%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42023-77%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023-47%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32007-80%1968
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32023+67%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32023-84%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32015-64%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023-65%1968
House SparrowPasseridae32008+60%1968

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