BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Alturas Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

61Species Recorded

6Years Surveyed

1971–1986Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Alturas

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alturas route.

Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	141	1986	-18%	1973
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	139	1986	+71%	1973
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardeidae	111	1986	-1%	1973
Fish Crow	Corvidae	98	1986	+66%	1973
Eastern Towhee	Passerellidae	98	1986	+52%	1973
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	75	1986	+29%	1973
Common Grackle	Icteridae	64	1986	+62%	1973
Blue Jay	Corvidae	43	1986	+11%	1973
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	43	1986	-24%	1973
Boat-tailed Grackle	Icteridae	40	1986	+178%	1973
Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	33	1986	-24%	1973
Loggerhead Shrike	Laniidae	32	1986	+4%	1973
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Picidae	21	1986	+47%	1973
Common Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	19	1986	+183%	1973
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	14	1986	-7%	1973
Common Ground Dove	Columbidae	13	1986	-20%	1973
Common Yellowthroat	Parulidae	11	1986	+65%	1973
Brown Thrasher	Mimidae	7	1986	+35%	1973
Chimney Swift	Apodidae	6	1986	-11%	1972
White-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	6	1986	+60%	1974
Sandhill Crane	Gruidae	6	1986	+200%	1974
Downy Woodpecker	Picidae	5	1986	+200%	1973
Bachman's Sparrow	Passerellidae	5	1986	+17%	1972
Red-shouldered Hawk	Accipitridae	5	1986	+400%	1972
Killdeer	Charadriidae	4	1986	-15%	1973
Great Crested Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	4	1986	-43%	1973
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	4	1986	-17%	1973
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannidae	4	1986	+200%	1974
Pine Warbler	Parulidae	4	1986	+0%	1973
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	3	1986	-33%	1972
Red-headed Woodpecker	Picidae	3	1986	+20%	1973
Carolina Wren	Troglodytidae	3	1986	-8%	1973
Black Vulture	Cathartidae	3	1986	+29%	1973
Northern Parula	Parulidae	3	1986	+100%	1974
Great Blue Heron	Ardeidae	2	1986	+33%	1972
Common Gallinule	Rallidae	2	1986	+100%	1972
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgidae	2	1986	+17%	1973
European Starling	Sturnidae	2	1986	+25%	1973
Purple Martin	Hirundinidae	2	1986	+0%	1973
House Sparrow	Passeridae	2	1986	-50%	1973

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