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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Smyer Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
58Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Smyer Lake

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Smyer Lake 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
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae602024+636%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae572022-38%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024+6%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae272024-47%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+104%1968
Blue JayCorvidae252024-34%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae242024+52%1968
American CrowCorvidae232024+14%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222024+118%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024+97%1968
American RobinTurdidae172024-27%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162024+282%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+79%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-44%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+236%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+27%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-48%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+18%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102024+41%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024+19%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+123%1968
House FinchFringillidae102024+620%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae92023+12%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024-12%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024-84%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-55%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+19%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024-57%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024-62%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024-33%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024+325%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-20%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+200%2010
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae51999n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae42024-77%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-63%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42003-30%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-30%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-83%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+260%1986

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