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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Mt. Gilead Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 23 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Mt. Gilead

Top 40 of 90 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 CrowCorvidae612025+60%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472025-15%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412025-9%1995
European StarlingSturnidae30202525×1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+0%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae252025+32%1995
House FinchFringillidae242025+800%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+97%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025-21%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae202023+567%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae162025+378%1995
Blue JayCorvidae162025-4%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+22%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+0%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025-19%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+34%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-65%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102025-61%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-53%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025-13%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-50%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+629%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+183%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae8202511×1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-30%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+5%1995
MallardAnatidae62006n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+50%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae52025-47%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+12%1999
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42025+167%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023+10%1995
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42022+20%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-50%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+56%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-10%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025-67%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-17%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32023+200%2022
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22025+67%1995

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