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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Stevenson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Stevenson

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stevenson 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae702024+32%1999
European StarlingSturnidae692024+4%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae682024+518%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae582024-24%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae522024-64%1999
American CrowCorvidae432024-28%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402024+394%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392024-19%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae382024-37%1999
Brown ThrasherMimidae362024+141%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024-35%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae342024+214%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae342024+4%1999
Blue JayCorvidae332024-45%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322024+8%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272024+7%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+280%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232024+65%1999
American RobinTurdidae202024-52%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae192024-43%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae192024+100%1999
Black VultureCathartidae19202419×2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae182024+33%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182024+62%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+7%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182024+400%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-81%1999
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162024+650%2014
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152024+250%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+733%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152024+79%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae152024-65%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-67%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae132024-78%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122024+75%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112024+40%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+240%2001
Prairie WarblerParulidae92024+150%2013
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+62%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+27%2003

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