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 Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Newton
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 91 | 2024 | +86% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 67 | 2024 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 58 | 2024 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 51 | 2024 | 17× | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 42 | 2024 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 35 | 2024 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 33 | 2024 | 18× | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 31 | 2024 | +167% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 26 | 2024 | +711% | 1994 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2024 | +241% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | +221% | 1969 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 22 | 2024 | +339% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | +700% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 21 | 2024 | +871% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 14 | 2024 | +278% | 1971 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +222% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -56% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2024 | +86% | 1990 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -24% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2024 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +700% | 1973 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | +378% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -52% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2024 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | +640% | 1969 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2024 | +22% | 1972 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -27% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2024 | -71% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | -7% | 2018 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +300% | 1992 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -30% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 2017 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 2021 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +36% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | +40% | 1969 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1973 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 1998 | +100% | 1986 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.