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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Rock Chapel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Rock Chapel

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rock Chapel 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1272024+84%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae962024+19%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae592024+83%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae592024+167%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae582024+65%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae512024-24%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae462024+156%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae432024+338%2006
Purple MartinHirundinidae382024+57%2000
Blue JayCorvidae362024+21%1997
American CrowCorvidae302024-66%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292024+76%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae282024+128%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae272024+93%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272024+750%1999
House SparrowPasseridae272024+480%2018
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae262024+51%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252024+260%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024+644%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae182024+100%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-22%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae162024+146%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae162024+400%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+650%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+20%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae132024+97%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae122024+375%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae112024-38%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+383%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024+429%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+93%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024+6%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+200%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+163%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+275%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+21%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+300%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72024+140%2017
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62024+240%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024+175%2002

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