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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Whitehouse Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Whitehouse

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitehouse 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 CrowCorvidae332025-4%1982
White-eyed VireoVireonidae312025+121%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-46%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae25201914×2001
European StarlingSturnidae232025+118%1982
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025-20%1982
Black VultureCathartidae202023+180%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025-40%1982
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202025+1%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+269%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+64%1982
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+123%1982
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-27%1982
Hooded WarblerParulidae82025+129%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+29%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025-7%1982
Pine WarblerParulidae72025-21%1982
Kentucky WarblerParulidae72025+46%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+24%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-68%1982
Blue JayCorvidae62025-70%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-76%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+183%1982
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-49%1982
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-11%1982
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52025-48%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-35%1982
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-79%1982
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+100%1982
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+17%1987
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+60%1983
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-65%1982
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+25%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-80%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-55%1982
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+0%1987
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025+10%1988
House FinchFringillidae42007-13%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-25%1982
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-20%1983

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