BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31
Childs Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 51 survey years, no longer active.
92Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1966–2022Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Childs
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 44 | 2022 | +152% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 41 | 2022 | +42% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2022 | -54% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 38 | 2022 | -45% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 33 | 2022 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 29 | 2022 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 28 | 2022 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2022 | +400% | 1968 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 16 | 2022 | +360% | 1969 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2022 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2022 | +330% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2022 | +533% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2010 | +171% | 1976 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 7 | 2022 | -75% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2022 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2022 | -64% | 1968 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 6 | 2022 | +600% | 1968 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2022 | -63% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2022 | +44% | 1969 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 6 | 2022 | +650% | 1983 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2022 | +42% | 1996 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2021 | +22% | 1968 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2022 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2021 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2018 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2004 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2022 | -11% | 1968 | |
| Florida Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2022 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 2022 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2018 | +75% | 1976 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 4 | 2022 | +157% | 1980 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | -32% | 1987 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2014 | +33% | 2000 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2022 | +29% | 1968 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2022 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2005 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2021 | +33% | 1981 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2010 | -64% | 1979 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 2009 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.