BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27
Alligator Pt Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
36Years Surveyed
1987–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Alligator Pt
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 72 | 2024 | +64% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 56 | 2024 | +17% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 44 | 2024 | -19% | 1989 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 43 | 2024 | +16% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 2024 | +385% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 29 | 2024 | +42% | 1989 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 29 | 2024 | -10% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 23 | 2024 | -10% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | -2% | 1989 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +4% | 1989 | |
| Royal Tern | Laridae | 18 | 2022 | 18× | 1991 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | -22% | 1989 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | -25% | 1989 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +5% | 1989 | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanidae | 14 | 2024 | +95% | 1996 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 13 | 2024 | +9% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | -45% | 1989 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | -54% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 11 | 2024 | +350% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +44% | 1989 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2024 | +425% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -43% | 1989 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2024 | +29% | 1989 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 9 | 2024 | +7% | 1989 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | -64% | 1989 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +167% | 1993 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | -50% | 1989 | |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -13% | 1989 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 7 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Clapper Rail | Rallidae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 1989 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +75% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -80% | 1989 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -6% | 1989 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2024 | -77% | 1989 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | -82% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +380% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +125% | 1991 | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | +20% | 2012 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.