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 Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1966–2021Span
11Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Covington
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 55 | 2021 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 43 | 2021 | -1% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2021 | +508% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 19 | 2021 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 17 | 2021 | +21% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2021 | -52% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 17 | 2021 | -5% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2021 | +21% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2021 | -12% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 14 | 2021 | -56% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 14 | 2021 | +40% | 1969 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 2016 | -83% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 10 | 2021 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 9 | 2021 | -22% | 1968 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2021 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 8 | 2021 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2021 | +25% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 1997 | +110% | 1972 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 7 | 2001 | +400% | 1986 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 6 | 2021 | +175% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2016 | +73% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2021 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2021 | +133% | 1970 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2021 | -31% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2017 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2021 | +180% | 1969 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2021 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2019 | +29% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2009 | +75% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1986 | +33% | 1976 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2019 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2017 | -44% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2019 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2019 | +33% | 2016 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 2018 | -32% | 1969 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2021 | +11% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2021 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2016 | -53% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.