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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Covington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2021Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Covington

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Covington 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae552021+50%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432021-1%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae332021+508%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae192021+0%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172021+21%1968
American CrowCorvidae172021-52%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172021-5%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae162021+21%1968
Blue JayCorvidae152021-12%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142021-56%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142021+40%1969
White IbisThreskiornithidae122016-83%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102021-67%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae92021-22%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82021-82%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae82021+200%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72021+25%1968
European StarlingSturnidae71997+110%1972
Snowy EgretArdeidae72001+400%1986
Barred OwlStrigidae62021+175%1970
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62016+73%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae52021-81%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52021-77%1968
Black VultureCathartidae52021+133%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42021-31%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae42017+0%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42021+180%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae42021-60%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42019+29%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42009+75%1992
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae41986+33%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32019-65%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32017-44%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32019-14%1975
Prairie WarblerParulidae31987n/an/a
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32019+33%2016
Great EgretArdeidae22018-32%1969
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22021+11%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae22021-7%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae22016-53%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.