BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31
Alva Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 31 survey years, no longer active.
74Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1987–2023Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Alva
Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 33 | 2023 | +147% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2023 | +29% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2023 | -17% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2023 | +47% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 23 | 2023 | -53% | 1989 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 18 | 2017 | +400% | 1990 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | -56% | 1989 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 14 | 2023 | -41% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2023 | -27% | 1989 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 13 | 2023 | 13× | 2012 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 11 | 2023 | +133% | 1992 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | -59% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2023 | -75% | 1989 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2023 | +30% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2023 | -55% | 1989 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 6 | 2023 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2017 | +100% | 1990 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +8% | 1989 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | +19% | 1989 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2023 | -44% | 2010 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2023 | +257% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2012 | +20% | 1990 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | -38% | 1989 | |
| Mottled Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2023 | -40% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2001 | +0% | 1987 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2023 | -58% | 1989 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | +333% | 1989 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | +11% | 1991 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2023 | +79% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 2023 | -14% | 1989 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2005 | +20% | 1991 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2023 | -13% | 2002 | |
| Tricolored Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2023 | -43% | 1990 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2015 | +0% | 1989 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2014 | -30% | 1990 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2023 | -11% | 1989 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2023 | -56% | 1989 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.