BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27
Betts Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
90Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1987–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Betts
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 125 | 2024 | +347% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 113 | 2024 | +600% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 78 | 2024 | +8% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 73 | 2024 | +149% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 70 | 2024 | +454% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 62 | 2024 | +119% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 40 | 2024 | +89% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | +189% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 28 | 2024 | +109% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | +485% | 1989 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 22 | 2024 | +112% | 1989 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2024 | -69% | 1989 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | -46% | 1989 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2024 | +583% | 1990 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 13 | 2024 | +192% | 1989 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2024 | +18% | 1990 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2024 | +267% | 1990 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +119% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | -42% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +65% | 1989 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +271% | 1989 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +220% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +10% | 1989 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2023 | +143% | 1997 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +40% | 1989 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2024 | -21% | 1992 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +183% | 1989 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | +59% | 1989 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +91% | 1989 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2016 | +200% | 2010 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +333% | 1992 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 4 | 2023 | -11% | 1994 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | -57% | 1989 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 3 | 2022 | +40% | 1998 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +582% | 1989 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | +233% | 1989 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +64% | 1990 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2022 | -50% | 2009 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.