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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Blackwater Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 33 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 →
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 →
1987–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Blackwater

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

Species recorded on the Blackwater 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 CardinalCardinalidae612025+127%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae422025+59%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025+173%1989
American CrowCorvidae352025+102%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae302025-2%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262025+74%1989
Blue JayCorvidae262025+57%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae252025+94%1989
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae232025+119%1989
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae192025+8%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae192025+44%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025+219%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+19%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025+125%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142025+60%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+34%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025-26%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+783%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+300%1989
European StarlingSturnidae122011+217%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+107%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+109%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025+100%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+417%1990
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62024+71%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae52021+17%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-27%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52025-76%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+180%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+17%1989
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42025+100%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-29%1989
House SparrowPasseridae42001-64%1990
AnhingaAnhingidae41989n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-38%1992
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32011+267%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+200%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-18%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025-8%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025+0%1991

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