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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Mt. Gilead Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Mt. Gilead

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt. Gilead 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 CrowCorvidae1612024+57%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024-3%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462024-4%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402024-9%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292024+49%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae292024+74%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024-24%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024+17%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae202023+567%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae20202414×1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+757%1995
Blue JayCorvidae152024+0%1995
European StarlingSturnidae15202418×1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132024-51%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+150%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-59%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae112023-36%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae102024-60%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae102024+35%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-57%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-71%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024-19%1995
House FinchFringillidae92024+300%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72024+125%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+75%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024+300%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+67%2001
MallardAnatidae62006n/an/a
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+0%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-41%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-48%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024+8%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+50%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-43%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023+10%1995
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42022+20%2004
Northern ParulaParulidae42024-36%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+38%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32024+811%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-53%1995

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