BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 24
Valhermoso Spgs Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 42 survey years, no longer active.
107Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1966–2010Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Alabama Valhermoso Spgs
Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2010 | -48% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 44 | 2010 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 41 | 2010 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 39 | 2010 | +74% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2010 | -94% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2010 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2010 | -4% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 2010 | -16% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 20 | 2010 | +98% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2010 | +13% | 1980 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2010 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2010 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2010 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2010 | +127% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2010 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 2010 | -94% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2010 | +242% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 12 | 2010 | -80% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 12 | 2010 | +62% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 12 | 2010 | +55% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2010 | +8% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2010 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 11 | 2009 | +450% | 1984 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 10 | 2010 | +17% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2010 | +39% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 2010 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 9 | 2010 | -85% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 2010 | +39% | 1968 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 9 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2010 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2010 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2008 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2010 | +11% | 1987 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2010 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2010 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2010 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2005 | +133% | 1971 | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2010 | -78% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.