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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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
American CrowCorvidae542025+57%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+48%1968
Blue JayCorvidae212025-31%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212025+8%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae182025+25%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172025+24%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae172025+350%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-49%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025-35%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-13%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+417%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+36%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+19%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+110%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+92%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025-26%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025-53%1968
House FinchFringillidae72025+50%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae52022-31%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52000-27%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+113%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+117%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae52025+67%2011
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025-10%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42023-36%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025-9%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-46%1972
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42025+180%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-33%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-65%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae32011-46%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32025-57%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-8%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025-50%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32025-69%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-46%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025-8%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32025-22%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae31998+200%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-71%1968

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