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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Sunny Eve Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Sunny Eve

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sunny Eve 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
Tufted TitmouseParidae382024+52%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024-6%1968
American CrowCorvidae252024+15%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252024-15%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae162024+0%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-3%1968
Blue JayCorvidae112024-44%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+350%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+19%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-24%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92024+250%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92024-14%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-41%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024-47%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+125%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024-29%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-36%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+108%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+5%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+50%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae52022-31%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52000-27%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024-15%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-46%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42023-36%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42024-56%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42024-60%1968
OvenbirdParulidae42024-88%1968
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42024+180%1990
House FinchFringillidae42024-25%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-50%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae32011-46%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-46%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae32024+0%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+8%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+50%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+83%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae31998+200%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-33%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-71%1968

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