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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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 SwallowHirundinidae8502025324×1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025+39%1968
European StarlingSturnidae412025-3%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402025+38%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025-4%1968
American CrowCorvidae382025+87%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae342025-38%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025+92%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae322025+197%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252025-12%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192025-90%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+6%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025+100%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162025-18%1968
American RobinTurdidae162025+63%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+230%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+38%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae13202514×1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+50%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025-28%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+54%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102025-60%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+244%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-48%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+27%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae92014n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-86%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82008+86%1993
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+420%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae72025+120%2009
Canada GooseAnatidae72025-24%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-7%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025-16%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-44%1968
MallardAnatidae62024+233%1986
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+200%1970
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62025+633%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-55%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-87%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-41%1968

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