BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 28
Trade Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.
100Species Recorded
50Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Trade
Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +31% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | -22% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 40 | 2024 | -42% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 33 | 2024 | 18× | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2024 | -40% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 19 | 2024 | 13× | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2024 | +90% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 17 | 2024 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2022 | +200% | 2018 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2024 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | -62% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2019 | +11% | 1980 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2024 | -18% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +28% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | -64% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2005 | 16× | 1984 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +320% | 1976 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | -23% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -30% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +11% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2024 | +40% | 1977 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2019 | -98% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -97% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -78% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +286% | 1968 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +13% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2011 | +333% | 1979 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2024 | +300% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.