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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 29

Nixburg 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Nixburg 2

Top 40 of 94 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 CrowCorvidae522024-11%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae442024+124%2002
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae352024+21%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302024+13%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae272024+16%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262024-5%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+60%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192024-12%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182024+81%2002
Blue JayCorvidae172024+38%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+13%2002
Wood ThrushTurdidae172024-19%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+62%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae152024+59%2011
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024+47%2002
Prairie WarblerParulidae132024+145%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+17%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024-29%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024+50%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024+44%2002
Northern ParulaParulidae92024+91%2002
Hooded WarblerParulidae92024+154%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92024+338%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-24%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+27%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+90%2002
European StarlingSturnidae72024-55%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72022+117%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62024+28%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+35%2002
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+200%2006
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+267%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52018+0%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-53%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-55%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024+0%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+180%2009
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+67%2006
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+27%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-13%2004

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