BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27
Blackwater Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.
90Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1987–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Blackwater
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 54 | 2024 | +100% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | +58% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 2024 | +92% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +52% | 1989 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 29 | 2024 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | +28% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 28 | 2024 | +19% | 1989 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 27 | 2024 | +883% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2024 | +136% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 24 | 2024 | +53% | 1989 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | +213% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 20 | 2024 | +120% | 1989 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2024 | +63% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +45% | 1989 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +60% | 1989 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 14 | 2024 | +383% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2024 | +30% | 1991 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2024 | +76% | 1989 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | +33% | 1989 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +93% | 1989 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2011 | +217% | 1992 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | -17% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | +289% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -43% | 1992 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -44% | 1989 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | -41% | 1989 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +71% | 1993 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1989 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2021 | +17% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +91% | 1989 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | +167% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2024 | -70% | 1990 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | +88% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2001 | -64% | 1990 | |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | 4 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2011 | +267% | 1991 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2024 | +267% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2024 | -36% | 1989 | |
| Red-cockaded Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +125% | 1989 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2023 | -53% | 1989 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.