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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 59 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 →
59Years 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
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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae572022-38%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502025+4%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae402025+573%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+217%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342025+95%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae292025+68%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae252025+836%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae242025+36%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232025-21%1968
Blue JayCorvidae222025-39%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-42%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+21%1968
American RobinTurdidae182025-29%1968
American CrowCorvidae172025+13%1968
House SparrowPasseridae142025-71%1968
European StarlingSturnidae132025-60%1968
House FinchFringillidae132025+720%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+83%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+41%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102024+41%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-66%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+48%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-55%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+400%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+191%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-17%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-48%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-78%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae52025-59%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-83%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+200%2010
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+367%2003
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae51999n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+18%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-7%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-19%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42003-30%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae42022+578%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+13%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-93%1968

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