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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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
Mourning DoveColumbidae602025+63%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542025+14%1968
American CrowCorvidae402025+94%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae392025+53%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382025+15%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae352025+260%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025-54%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae272025-42%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025-46%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232025+39%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212025+0%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae202025+72%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025+137%1968
Blue JayCorvidae192025-24%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+14%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae152024+625%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+7%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025-20%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025-38%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae132024+40%2005
Purple MartinHirundinidae122025-67%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12202515×1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121974n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025-10%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025-64%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+55%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae92014n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-22%1969
House FinchFringillidae82025+63%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82021+700%1994
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-87%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-89%1968
American RobinTurdidae62025-3%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+100%2017
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+75%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-77%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-7%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae52025-80%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52024-46%1968
Great Horned OwlStrigidae52001+150%1991

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