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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Betts Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
32Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Florida Betts

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Betts 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae962025+351%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae892025+132%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae562025+150%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+525%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352025+386%1989
American CrowCorvidae302025-1%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae242025+500%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202025+112%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae182025+483%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+112%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+70%1989
Blue JayCorvidae162025+148%1989
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae142025+283%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+113%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+77%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+364%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+286%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+175%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025-70%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae82025-9%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+109%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+0%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72023+143%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae62025+467%1990
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52025-80%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+220%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52016+200%2010
White IbisThreskiornithidae42023-11%1994
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32025+80%1998
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32025+60%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+200%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae32025-30%1989
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+75%1991
Wood DuckAnatidae32022-50%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025-20%2010
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22025+6%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024+17%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-22%1989
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae22024+75%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22025+233%1992

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