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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Broad Branch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
12Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Broad Branch

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Broad Branch 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 MockingbirdMimidae1402025+964%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae1032025+97%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae932025+89%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae922025+779%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae862025+358%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae462025+335%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae402025+30%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae382025+67%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae302025-17%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae292025+172%1969
American CrowCorvidae282025+23%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202025+280%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202025+229%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192025+142%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae192025-11%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192025+24%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172025-10%1969
Blue JayCorvidae172025-32%1969
Black VultureCathartidae162025+32%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025+136%1969
Common Ground DoveColumbidae122025+58%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122025-24%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae112025-25%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae112025+322%1970
House SparrowPasseridae82011+157%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+33%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae72025-16%1969
European StarlingSturnidae72024-9%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae72009+15%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-48%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-26%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+160%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025+6%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+88%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-33%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+43%1970
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+38%1970
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42025-33%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae42025+4%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+250%1979

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