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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Apalachicola Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
34Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Apalachicola

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Apalachicola 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
Common YellowthroatParulidae392025-43%1990
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae262025+294%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182025-26%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172025+31%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+557%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae162025+654%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162025-71%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+375%2018
Pine WarblerParulidae152025-58%1990
Black VultureCathartidae152025+475%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025-83%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025-83%1990
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae122025+550%2006
Northern ParulaParulidae112025-32%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae111997n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-78%1990
Blue JayCorvidae92025+23%1990
Common Ground DoveColumbidae92025+180%2003
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82025+450%1995
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72025-80%1990
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae72025+400%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025-47%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025-71%1990
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+133%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+283%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-69%1990
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52025+0%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae52018+125%1997
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52015+50%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025+100%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52009+400%2008
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae42025+150%2017
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32025-22%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-64%1990
American CrowCorvidae32021-30%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32025-91%1990
Great Blue HeronArdeidae31992+0%1991
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+200%1993
Wood DuckAnatidae22022-30%1992
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22025+0%1991

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