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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Riverside Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

91Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2013Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Riverside

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Riverside 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 SwallowHirundinidae2272013+130%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652013+40%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae552013+57%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432013-8%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae412013+76%2001
Great EgretArdeidae372013+374%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae362013+73%2001
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae222013+71%2001
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae212013+97%2001
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212013+27%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202013+14%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae192013+91%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192013-21%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182013+17%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae172013+42%2002
Blue JayCorvidae172013-39%2001
American CrowCorvidae172013-61%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172013+3%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae172013-71%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142013+21%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae132013+9%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122013+11%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae122013-33%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112013+118%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae112013+600%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102013+3%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102013-39%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102013-24%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92013+8%2002
MallardAnatidae82013-67%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82013+107%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82013-8%2001
Pine WarblerParulidae82013-26%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82013+7%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82013-49%2006
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72013+317%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72013+0%2001
Brown ThrasherMimidae72013-29%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae62013+56%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae52012+133%2004

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