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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Seale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2017Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Seale

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Seale 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 CrowCorvidae1032017-12%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae512017-17%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302017+100%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae292017-32%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae182017-11%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182017-60%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae182017+9%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162017-38%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae162017-31%2009
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152017-32%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132017-80%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae132017+5%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122017+0%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102017-56%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102017-52%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92016-30%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92017+32%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae82016-76%1998
Prairie WarblerParulidae82016+16%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82017-77%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae72017-25%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62017-31%1998
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62017+260%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62017-83%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62017-52%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62017-72%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae62012+132%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62017+17%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62017+55%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62017-35%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62017-59%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae52017-65%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52016-12%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae52005-65%2001
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52017-6%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42016+29%1999
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42017-46%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae42017-68%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32016-51%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32017+100%1998

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