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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Talladega Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Talladega

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Talladega 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
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae692025+127%2022
American CrowCorvidae662025+88%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025+98%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482025+12%2001
European StarlingSturnidae382025+91%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372025+117%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae362025+109%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+505%2001
Blue JayCorvidae282025+17%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+433%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025+12%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252025+77%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae232025+400%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025-10%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202025+191%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae192025+339%2001
Brown ThrasherMimidae182025+310%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+167%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025+39%2001
American RobinTurdidae162025+147%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025+79%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025+7%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+67%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+66%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122025+633%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025+182%2001
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+150%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+457%2001
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+82%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025+58%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+107%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+733%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+42%2001
House FinchFringillidae102025+143%2004
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae102025-53%2017
Pine WarblerParulidae102025+238%2001
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102023n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025+111%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae82025-59%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+350%2001

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