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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Mt Olive Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
50Years 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
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Mt Olive

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Olive 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae702024+281%2012
American CrowCorvidae572024+101%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542024-2%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae422024-51%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae412024+8%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352024+15%1968
Blue JayCorvidae342024-36%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342024+10%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302024-43%1968
European StarlingSturnidae282024-59%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024-61%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae27202416×1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae262024+55%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae242024+456%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae222024+14%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202024-64%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+18%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172024-11%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae152024+625%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae142024-78%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132024-34%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae132024+40%2005
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+53%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-17%1968
American RobinTurdidae122024-3%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121974n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+156%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae92014n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+50%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae82024+125%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82021+700%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae72022+30%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-40%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-55%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-85%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae62024-83%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62024-67%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+18%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-57%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-15%1968

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