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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 15 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2021Span
6Observers

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
Canada GooseAnatidae702021-22%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae632021-27%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592021+8%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae542021-71%1998
Blue JayCorvidae442021-46%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae272021-32%1998
Fish CrowCorvidae262021+163%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202021-33%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182021+100%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182021+800%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182021+533%2013
Laughing GullLaridae152021+71%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae132021+27%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae132021+22%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112021+100%2000
Great EgretArdeidae102021+220%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82021-58%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae82021-82%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae72021-46%1998
European StarlingSturnidae72021-84%1998
House FinchFringillidae62021-29%2006
MallardAnatidae62007-33%2006
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52021+80%2007
House SparrowPasseridae52021+92%2006
Black SkimmerLaridae52021+100%2014
American CrowCorvidae42018-81%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42021+9%1999
Black VultureCathartidae42015+150%2007
Least TernLaridae42013n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32021-90%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32015+40%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32021-39%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32021+111%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32021-50%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+100%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22021+467%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22021+25%1998
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22021+150%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21998+100%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021-17%2006

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