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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Pine Grove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
50Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Pine Grove

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pine Grove 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae7002024256×1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae68202414×1970
American CrowCorvidae512024+87%1968
European StarlingSturnidae452024+71%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+26%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382024+36%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae372024-30%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae372024+172%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024-11%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262024+80%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232024+42%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222024+2%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162024+267%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162024-20%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152024+36%1968
Blue JayCorvidae142024-51%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae132024-6%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+91%1968
American RobinTurdidae112024+46%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+170%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024+32%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+190%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+56%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-25%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae92014n/an/a
OspreyPandionidae92024+314%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-3%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024-44%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82008+86%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+250%1986
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+63%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-44%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-7%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-91%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+720%1970
Prairie WarblerParulidae62024-11%1968
MallardAnatidae62024+233%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+100%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-86%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-35%1968

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