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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Wedgeworth Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 35 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Wedgeworth

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wedgeworth 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae742024+9%1985
White-eyed VireoVireonidae422024+82%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392024+39%1985
American CrowCorvidae352024+19%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae352024+203%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322024+149%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222024-44%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae212024+26%1985
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024-16%1985
Pine WarblerParulidae192024+43%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024+800%2000
Hooded WarblerParulidae182024+208%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172024+5%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024+173%1985
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172024-49%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-56%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae142004-25%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-67%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024-69%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112024+123%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024-43%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024-4%1985
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024-49%1986
Great EgretArdeidae92023+340%1996
Blue JayCorvidae82024-27%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-63%1985
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+50%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-84%1985
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-37%1985
Black VultureCathartidae72024+550%1988
Prairie WarblerParulidae72024+110%1986
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+125%1987
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+200%1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+200%1985
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62002-70%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-33%1985
House SparrowPasseridae52021-91%1985
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+57%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-80%1985
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024-71%1986

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