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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Newton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 27 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 →
27Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Newton

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

Species recorded on the Newton 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae912024+86%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae672024+50%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae582024-25%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae51202417×1969
American CrowCorvidae422024-14%1969
Blue JayCorvidae352024-25%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae33202418×1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae312024+167%1969
House FinchFringillidae262024+711%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242024+241%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae222024+221%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+339%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024+700%1987
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212024+871%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142024+278%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+222%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-56%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+86%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024-24%1969
European StarlingSturnidae122024-58%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+700%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024+378%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024-52%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-14%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+640%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82024+22%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-27%1971
House SparrowPasseridae72024-71%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024-7%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-51%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+300%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+200%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-74%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-30%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+13%2017
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+67%2021
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42024+36%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+40%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+0%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae41998+100%1986

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