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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 57 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382025-55%1968
American CrowCorvidae332025+89%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232025+74%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025-16%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+375%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+517%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+66%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-43%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142025-75%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-59%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+38%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+400%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-60%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025-80%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112025-39%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae112025-24%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae112025+119%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025-80%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+71%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-68%1968
House FinchFringillidae102025-5%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-11%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+600%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-47%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae72025-65%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+167%1982
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025-74%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-5%1970
Black VultureCathartidae52024+80%2007
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+267%1982
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+67%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+0%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-28%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-16%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32007-80%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-71%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae32025-58%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32025-65%1968
House SparrowPasseridae32008+60%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-75%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.