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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Arbuckle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
1987–2021Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Arbuckle

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arbuckle 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
Eastern TowheePasserellidae282019-80%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae232021+61%1989
Blue JayCorvidae232021-53%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae222021-46%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152021-71%1989
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae152021+122%2013
White IbisThreskiornithidae10201914×1990
Black VultureCathartidae102021+45%1991
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae91993+200%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae82021-88%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae72021+83%1989
American CrowCorvidae72021-34%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae62014+38%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62021-84%1989
Sandhill CraneGruidae52019+114%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae52021-79%1996
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae52015+438%2003
Wood StorkCiconiidae42019-33%1990
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42021-82%1989
White-winged DoveColumbidae42019-33%1989
OspreyPandionidae42021-35%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42021-34%1989
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42019-50%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42019-47%1989
Florida Scrub-JayCorvidae42019-74%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42014+60%1996
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae32021+140%1991
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32021+50%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32021-25%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae32021+50%1989
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae32018-55%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32021-84%1989
House SparrowPasseridae32018-90%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32021-64%1989
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22021-14%1989
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22018+50%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22021+40%1990
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22021-72%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae22016-77%1989
European StarlingSturnidae22015-82%1989

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