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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 24

Wheeler Dam Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Wheeler Dam

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wheeler Dam 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae5002023+603%2013
Great EgretArdeidae1892023+584%2009
Great Blue HeronArdeidae114202319×1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae1022023+890%2013
Black VultureCathartidae702023+160%2014
European StarlingSturnidae652023+250%1995
American CrowCorvidae592023+217%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae562023+61%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492023-33%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae462023+38%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae442023-75%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae402023+22%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322023+193%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae282023+631%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae262023-57%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222023-68%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22202315×1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212023+43%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182023+442%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182023+325%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182023+680%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae172023-16%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162023-30%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152023-3%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae152023+46%1995
Little Blue HeronArdeidae152023+157%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae132023-19%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112023+33%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae102023+24%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92023-82%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae92023+100%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92023+18%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82023-54%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae82023-39%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae82022-30%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72023+38%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72023+567%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72023+600%1996
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae72023+47%2014
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62023-90%1995

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