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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Aripeka Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

103Species 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Aripeka

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Aripeka 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae852025+607%1997
Laughing GullLaridae712025+380%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae572025-64%1989
American CrowCorvidae272025+357%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025+11%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae272025-62%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae252025-10%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae182025-57%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-79%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae162025-67%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025-5%1989
American OystercatcherHaematopodidae141996n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae122025+340%1991
Blue JayCorvidae112025-63%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+243%1992
Green HeronArdeidae62025-44%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025-90%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+133%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+100%1998
AnhingaAnhingidae52025+67%1990
Great EgretArdeidae52025-42%1989
OspreyPandionidae52025-53%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-90%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-85%1989
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025-22%1989
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42025-47%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-61%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-47%1989
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42023+100%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+44%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025-33%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+100%2015
BudgerigarPsittaculidae31999-11%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+10%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023-75%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae32023-17%1991
Seaside SparrowPasserellidae32008+33%1998
Florida Scrub-JayCorvidae31995n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae21994+25%1989
Tricolored HeronArdeidae22025-46%1989

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