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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

St. Elmo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama St. Elmo

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St. Elmo 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 MockingbirdMimidae662025-34%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae602025-31%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522025+19%1998
Blue JayCorvidae412025-51%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae26202515×2013
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+722%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+82%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+139%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025-49%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-39%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae172025-78%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+142%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+129%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae172025+181%2007
European StarlingSturnidae152025-87%1998
House FinchFringillidae142025+25%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+222%2006
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-36%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-73%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62025-46%1998
MallardAnatidae62007-33%2006
Great EgretArdeidae52025+260%2000
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52025+40%2006
Black SkimmerLaridae52021+100%2014
White-winged DoveColumbidae52025-13%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+75%1998
American CrowCorvidae42025-79%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-65%1998
Black VultureCathartidae42015+150%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+0%2013
Caspian TernLaridae42025+300%2007
Least TernLaridae42013n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-25%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+120%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025+0%1998
House SparrowPasseridae32025-16%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025+80%2007
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22025-90%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-10%2001
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22021+150%1998

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