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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Whitehall Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Alabama Whitehall

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitehall 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae67202467×2008
American CrowCorvidae512025+109%1985
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482025+26%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025-27%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372025-11%1985
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352025+244%1985
White-eyed VireoVireonidae342025+433%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae282025+68%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025+58%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242025+8%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025+67%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae21202511×1985
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+187%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae172025+780%1985
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+600%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae172025+124%1990
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025+600%1985
Blue JayCorvidae152025-15%1985
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025-2%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025+154%1987
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+187%1985
Black VultureCathartidae12202512×1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+15%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025-39%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025+156%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-73%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+156%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025+150%2024
European StarlingSturnidae92024-6%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-62%1985
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92025+367%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+257%1986
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+333%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+320%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82025+280%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+567%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-60%1985
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-48%1985
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+39%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+156%1988

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