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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 56 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 →
56Years 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
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 CardinalCardinalidae442025-1%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae402025+300%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae39202513×1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362025+231%1968
American CrowCorvidae302025-10%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025+100%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262025-76%1968
Blue JayCorvidae222025-55%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae202025+940%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+194%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025+67%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae182025+138%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182025+700%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+4%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132025+150%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+313%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132025+220%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae122025-26%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+138%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae122025+620%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+411%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-7%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025-13%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+300%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-41%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92025+343%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+210%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+214%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+63%1980
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-28%1969
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+260%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-86%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-36%1968
Black VultureCathartidae52025-65%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+100%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42024+140%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-72%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+425%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+350%1973
House FinchFringillidae42025+75%2001

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