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BBS Route · Alabama · BCR 27

Whitehouse Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 42 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 →
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 →
1980–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alabama Whitehouse

Top 40 of 97 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
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae312024+1%1982
American CrowCorvidae262024+12%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae25201914×2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+141%1982
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+100%1982
Black VultureCathartidae202023+180%1997
European StarlingSturnidae172024+41%1982
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024-31%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+231%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024-49%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+60%1982
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-43%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+133%1982
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-36%1982
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-28%1982
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-46%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+70%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-35%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-58%1982
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52024+94%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+75%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42019+10%1982
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42023+18%1983
House FinchFringillidae42007-13%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-20%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023-62%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-84%1982
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32023-60%1982
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32019+0%1987
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22021-50%1982
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22024-48%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae22023-71%1982
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024+100%1982
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22024-65%1982
Purple MartinHirundinidae22024-7%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21995-29%1983
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22024-18%1987
OvenbirdParulidae22017+25%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022+0%1989
Prairie WarblerParulidae22023+40%1988

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