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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 52 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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
Purple MartinHirundinidae452024+273%1969
American CrowCorvidae372024+24%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024-14%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252024-33%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024+611%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212024-20%1969
Blue JayCorvidae202024-64%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+186%1991
Pine WarblerParulidae152024+24%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024-27%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+2%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024+29%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae102024-50%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-75%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024+467%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92018+5%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-59%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+300%1981
White IbisThreskiornithidae72023+226%1985
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+500%1980
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+11%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62024-15%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae52023-46%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+50%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024-23%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+78%1969
Hooded WarblerParulidae52024-40%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae52024-27%1970
Black VultureCathartidae52024-36%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024+0%1971
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42024-15%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+100%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42022+33%1985
Fish CrowCorvidae42024+107%1987
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42023+133%1982
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42024+100%2006
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42024-18%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-73%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32005+100%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32009-60%1969

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