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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Mclellan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
53Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Mclellan

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mclellan 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 CardinalCardinalidae412025-15%1969
American CrowCorvidae322025+22%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae322025+473%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+689%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+2%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-28%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025+23%1969
Blue JayCorvidae182025-66%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025+567%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025-77%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-38%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162025+117%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025-12%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+4%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+0%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-38%1969
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae82025+175%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae82025+100%1987
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+33%1969
White IbisThreskiornithidae72023+226%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+67%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+63%1969
Black VultureCathartidae52024-36%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+280%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+0%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-36%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-36%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42025-8%1969
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42024+100%2006
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42025-9%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-70%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32005+100%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025-42%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32009-60%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+29%1970
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32025-23%1973
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+67%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025+214%1991
Great EgretArdeidae32024+40%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025-38%2004

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