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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28

Talladega Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Talladega

Top 40 of 101 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
American CrowCorvidae712024+113%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae682024+96%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024+4%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae462024+542%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412024+27%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412024+117%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae402024+264%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae322024+89%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae312024+63%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae272024+377%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae272024-16%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024-16%2001
Blue JayCorvidae212024+24%2001
European StarlingSturnidae212024+18%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202024+69%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192024+18%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae182024+339%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182024+457%2001
House FinchFringillidae142024+150%2004
Brown ThrasherMimidae142024+300%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+220%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132024+25%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024+108%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+278%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112024+100%2002
American RobinTurdidae112024+107%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+164%2001
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+263%2001
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102023n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92024+89%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024+67%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024-26%2001
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024+82%2003
Fish CrowCorvidae82024+200%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+383%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+33%2018
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62024+36%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+867%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+333%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-41%2001

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