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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 29

Nixburg 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
2000–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Nixburg 2

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nixburg 2 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 CrowCorvidae612025-5%2002
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae602025+47%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae532025+25%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292025-17%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025-25%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae272024+16%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272025+2%2002
Wood ThrushTurdidae272025+5%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262025+120%2002
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae252025+132%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae242025+119%2002
Prairie WarblerParulidae222025+145%2002
Hooded WarblerParulidae222025+239%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025+47%2002
Blue JayCorvidae182025+36%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+96%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172025+7%2002
Pine WarblerParulidae172025-36%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+100%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025+300%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025+233%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025+56%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025+73%2011
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+80%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+67%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+76%2002
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+33%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+0%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-36%2002
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025+0%2002
European StarlingSturnidae72024-55%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72022+117%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae72025n/an/a
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025+50%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025+20%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-78%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-20%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-53%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025+0%2004
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+140%2009

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