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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 33 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
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 YellowthroatParulidae402024-38%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae282024+554%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024-38%1990
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae202024+231%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182024-83%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae172024+514%1990
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae152024+367%2006
Pine WarblerParulidae132024-64%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024-88%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024-52%1990
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae122024-71%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae111997n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+250%1992
Northern ParulaParulidae102022-37%1990
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92024+325%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-75%1990
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae62024+267%1997
Blue JayCorvidae52024+8%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae52018+125%1997
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+133%2000
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52015+50%2003
Black VultureCathartidae52024+125%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52009+400%2008
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024-58%1990
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42024+0%1991
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42024+20%2003
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32024-33%1990
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+71%1991
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-72%1990
American CrowCorvidae32021-30%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32024-92%1990
Hooded WarblerParulidae32024-84%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-76%1990
Great Blue HeronArdeidae31992+0%1991
Wood DuckAnatidae22022-30%1992
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae22021-86%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae22019-77%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22019-38%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22024+0%2015
Purple MartinHirundinidae22019+36%1998

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