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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Alligator Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Alligator Pt

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alligator Pt 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae602025+50%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae452025+18%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae372025-40%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae332025-20%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae242025+450%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-8%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212025+0%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025+315%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae192025-55%1989
Royal TernLaridae18202218×1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172025-8%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae172025-3%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+23%1989
Laughing GullLaridae152025-23%1989
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae142025+260%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae132025-5%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae132025-14%1989
Blue JayCorvidae122025-41%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025-75%1989
Brown PelicanPelecanidae122025+105%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+267%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-17%1989
Black VultureCathartidae112025+18%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-20%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025-19%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+13%1989
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae72024-13%1989
Forster's TernLaridae71993n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+50%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae62025-31%1989
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae62025-46%1989
Clapper RailRallidae52024+13%1994
OspreyPandionidae52025+150%1989
American CrowCorvidae52025-85%1989
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae52025+250%2004
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+25%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025-3%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-55%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025-71%1989
White IbisThreskiornithidae42025+0%1997

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