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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 29

Wedowee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
20Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Wedowee

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wedowee 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
American CrowCorvidae592023+34%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482023+14%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae372023+323%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae352023+161%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae292023+567%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae282023+500%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae272023+26%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272023-16%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262023+63%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262023+86%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262023+8%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae252023-1%2001
Blue JayCorvidae222023+28%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae222023+152%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192023+0%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae182023+169%2001
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182023+150%2001
Wood ThrushTurdidae182023-4%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172023+66%2001
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152023-8%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142023+41%2001
Black VultureCathartidae132023+144%2009
Hooded WarblerParulidae132023+460%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae132023+173%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112023-46%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae82023+31%2001
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72023+50%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62023+88%2001
American RobinTurdidae62023+21%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52023+4%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52023-4%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae52023+0%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae52023+29%2001
Pine WarblerParulidae52023+24%2001
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-48%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42023-25%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-35%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+36%2001
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42023+29%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae32023+200%1996

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