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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Vina Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Vina

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Vina 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
Canada GooseAnatidae85201485×2007
American CrowCorvidae522023-20%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae342023+90%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302023-54%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae272023+189%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252023+109%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae242023+33%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182023+70%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182023-59%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172023-43%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172023-14%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae15201517×2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142023-15%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142023-49%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae132023+13%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132023-67%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae132023+82%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae122023+660%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112023+35%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae112023+0%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102023-43%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102023-15%1998
House FinchFringillidae102023+175%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92023+79%1998
Kentucky WarblerParulidae92023-5%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae92023+90%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82023-14%1998
Blue JayCorvidae82023-49%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82023-8%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae82023-60%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72023-46%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae62023-4%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae62023-6%1998
Prairie WarblerParulidae62023-24%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62023-39%1998
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023-35%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae52023+300%1999
Black VultureCathartidae42023-63%1998
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42023+0%2000
European StarlingSturnidae42023-45%1998

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