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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Sprott-Cahaba Riv Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.

75Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2014Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Sprott-Cahaba Riv

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sprott-Cahaba Riv 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 SwallowHirundinidae3002014+439%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae672014+57%2001
American RedstartParulidae672014-24%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae582014+2%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae532014-30%2001
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae472014-20%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462014-19%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae462014-8%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae432014-3%2001
Swainson's WarblerParulidae342014+172%2001
American CrowCorvidae242014-32%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae242014+31%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202014-13%2001
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae182014-33%2001
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae182014-5%2001
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152014-44%2001
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152014-40%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae152014-68%2001
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae132014+33%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132014-55%2001
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122014-15%2001
Hooded WarblerParulidae112014-8%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102014+25%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102014-58%2001
Wood ThrushTurdidae82014-45%2001
Hooded MerganserAnatidae72014n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72014n/an/a
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62014-55%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62014+25%2003
Bald EagleAccipitridae52014+120%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae52014-35%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42014+86%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32014-11%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae32014-35%2001
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32014+9%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32014-20%2001
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32014+0%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32014-36%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae32014+9%2001
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32014-25%2001

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