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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Doctor Inlet Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 31 survey years, no longer active.

87Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2007Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Doctor Inlet

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Doctor Inlet 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 MockingbirdMimidae412007-53%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392007-11%1969
Blue JayCorvidae222007-46%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192007-49%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122007+0%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae122007-24%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122007+67%1969
Black VultureCathartidae112006+0%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112007-16%1969
American CrowCorvidae112007+22%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae102007+657%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae92007+277%1970
European StarlingSturnidae92007+40%1969
Little Blue HeronArdeidae82000+175%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae82007-50%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82007-83%1969
Great EgretArdeidae72007+175%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62007-26%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae52006-69%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52007-70%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52007-81%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52007-59%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52006-70%1969
White IbisThreskiornithidae52006-33%1969
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51968n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae52007-25%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52006+150%1971
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52007-29%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41996-88%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42000-62%1969
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32007-21%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32007+0%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae32007-40%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32007-86%1969
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae31993+17%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae22007-85%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21994-75%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21993-83%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae22000-89%1969
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae22007-38%1985

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