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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 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Mentone

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mentone 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 CrowCorvidae492023-66%1995
European StarlingSturnidae462023+151%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae302023+146%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae282023-24%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272023+158%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262023+322%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242023-30%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152023+61%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152023+27%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142023+189%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142023+50%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132023-54%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112023-26%1995
Blue JayCorvidae102023-34%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae102023+540%1995
American RobinTurdidae102023+0%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae92023-54%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92023+107%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82023+550%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae72023-26%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72023-57%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023-33%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52023+19%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae52012-50%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023+33%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae51998n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae42023+69%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42023+267%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42022+200%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42023+33%1995
House FinchFringillidae42023-47%2005
Prairie WarblerParulidae42023+160%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-36%1995
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32023+100%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32023+57%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32023-23%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32023-33%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023-77%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32022+60%2016
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023+60%1996

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