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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 24

Swaim Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
54Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Swaim

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Swaim 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae149202520×2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1212025-1%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae602025-34%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae492025-50%1968
European StarlingSturnidae472025+110%1968
American CrowCorvidae432025-46%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025-58%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272025-21%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae262025+700%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262025+97%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae262025+124%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae25202114×2003
American RobinTurdidae242025+174%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae212025+833%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025-20%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae192025+60%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae182025+109%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+151%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae172025-45%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025+350%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae172025+850%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+120%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-83%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-89%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025-76%1968
Blue JayCorvidae122025-49%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+329%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025-36%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+261%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+41%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025+114%1968
House FinchFringillidae102025+100%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-69%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025-74%1968
House SparrowPasseridae72025-92%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-28%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+154%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-19%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+157%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+57%2013

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