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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 29

Nixburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

72Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–1999Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Nixburg

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nixburg 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 CrowCorvidae441999+2%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae281999+9%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae271999+11%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae241999-12%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae241999+85%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae171999+27%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae141999-21%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae141999+6%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae121999+100%1996
Blue JayCorvidae111999+19%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae101999-10%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae101999-6%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae91999+26%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae81999-11%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae81999+186%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae71999-28%1996
Prairie WarblerParulidae71999-30%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae61999-13%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae51999-22%1996
House FinchFringillidae41998+100%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae41999-25%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae41999+33%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae31998-40%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae31999-25%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae31999+0%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae31999-50%1996
Black VultureCathartidae21999+100%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21999-67%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae21999-33%1995
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae21998+0%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21998+0%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21998-29%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae21998+29%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae21999-30%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae21999+83%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae21999+50%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae21998+100%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae21999+200%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21999+100%1998
Great Blue HeronArdeidae11995n/an/a

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