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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Sprague Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
55Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Sprague

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sprague 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 CardinalCardinalidae492024-8%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae422024+263%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402024+257%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae39202413×1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292024+11%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024+123%1968
American CrowCorvidae262024-5%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232024+444%1969
Blue JayCorvidae222024-56%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024+73%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192024+107%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae192024+860%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172024-80%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162024+230%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+113%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024+3%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+228%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122024+129%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae122024-31%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+210%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae112024+250%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+880%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024-15%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92024-37%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+540%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82024+150%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+300%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+450%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+267%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+88%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82024+371%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024-41%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+400%1973
House FinchFringillidae62024+63%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-60%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+229%1977
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42024+140%1970
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42023+20%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-77%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42024-23%1971

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