BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27
Defuniak Spr Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.
87Species Recorded
34Years Surveyed
1987–2022Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Defuniak Spr
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 71 | 2022 | +216% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 58 | 2022 | +49% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 39 | 2022 | -21% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 37 | 2022 | +19% | 1989 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 25 | 2022 | -58% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 18 | 2022 | +138% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2022 | -33% | 1989 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2022 | -75% | 1989 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2017 | +111% | 2005 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2022 | -58% | 1991 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2022 | -1% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2006 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2022 | +300% | 1990 | |
| Muscovy Duck | Anatidae | 7 | 2022 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2022 | -73% | 1989 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2015 | -50% | 1989 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2019 | -25% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2017 | -27% | 1989 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2021 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | +15% | 1989 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2006 | -46% | 1989 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2022 | -76% | 1989 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2021 | +20% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | +20% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2016 | -68% | 1989 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 1994 | +200% | 1987 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2016 | +120% | 1989 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2021 | +100% | 2006 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2021 | -78% | 1989 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2021 | -64% | 1991 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2022 | -86% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | -77% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2015 | -42% | 1989 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2017 | -88% | 1989 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2022 | -36% | 1989 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 1993 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 2 | 2021 | +33% | 1989 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 1997 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2017 | +25% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.