BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28
Summitt Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.
81Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1966–1981Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Summitt
Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 61 | 1981 | +105% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 52 | 1981 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 51 | 1981 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 50 | 1981 | -4% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 46 | 1981 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 42 | 1981 | -58% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 30 | 1981 | -48% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 28 | 1981 | +469% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 1981 | -46% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 25 | 1981 | +170% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 23 | 1981 | +18% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 19 | 1981 | -37% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 18 | 1981 | -44% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 17 | 1981 | -28% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1981 | -47% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 15 | 1981 | +4% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 1981 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 1981 | -44% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 1981 | +46% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 1981 | -39% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1981 | -30% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 1977 | +75% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1981 | -22% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1981 | +55% | 1973 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 1981 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1981 | -11% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1981 | -75% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1981 | +25% | 1971 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1981 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 1978 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1978 | -64% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1977 | -20% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1981 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1981 | -9% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 1981 | -44% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 2 | 1981 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1981 | -72% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.