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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 36 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae772025+47%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae602025+316%1986
White-eyed VireoVireonidae492025+103%1985
Great EgretArdeidae44202512×1996
American CrowCorvidae432025+21%1985
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432025+206%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae372025+892%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292025+46%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025+51%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-36%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025-37%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-40%1985
Pine WarblerParulidae202025+82%1985
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202025-37%1985
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162025-23%1985
Blue JayCorvidae162025-21%1985
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162025+243%1991
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+193%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae142004-25%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025+43%1985
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+0%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae132025-66%1985
European StarlingSturnidae122025-39%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae122025+139%1986
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-24%1985
Fish CrowCorvidae122025-31%1988
Black VultureCathartidae112025+300%1988
Hooded WarblerParulidae102025+217%1985
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+350%1987
Canada GooseAnatidae102025-48%2005
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-70%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-77%1985
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92025+300%1986
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+64%1985
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025-30%1985
Kentucky WarblerParulidae82025-72%1985
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+325%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025+120%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025-42%1986
Northern ParulaParulidae72025+433%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.