BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28
Mentone Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
90Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1993–2023Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Mentone
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 49 | 2023 | -66% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 46 | 2023 | +151% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 30 | 2023 | +146% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 28 | 2023 | -24% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2023 | +158% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2023 | +322% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2023 | -30% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | +61% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2023 | +27% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2023 | +189% | 1995 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2023 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 13 | 2023 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | -26% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2023 | -34% | 1995 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2023 | +540% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 10 | 2023 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2023 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2023 | +107% | 1995 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2023 | +550% | 1997 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2023 | -26% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 7 | 2023 | -57% | 1995 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2023 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +19% | 1995 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2012 | -50% | 1996 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2023 | +33% | 1996 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | +69% | 1995 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | +267% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | +33% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2023 | -47% | 2005 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +160% | 1997 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | -36% | 1995 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +57% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -23% | 1995 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | -77% | 1995 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2022 | +60% | 2016 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2023 | +60% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.