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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Dowling Park Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 25 survey years, still 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Dowling Park

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

Species recorded on the Dowling Park 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae2542025+30%1989
American CrowCorvidae1072025+61%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae792025+76%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae792025+185%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae772025+19%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae752025+151%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae482025+87%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae472025+220%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae352025+9%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302025-31%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262025+1%1989
Blue JayCorvidae192025-34%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172025+17%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae162025-21%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-63%1989
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae132025+378%1989
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae122025+139%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae122025+167%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025-2%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-42%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023+75%2017
Fish CrowCorvidae92025+288%1992
Black VultureCathartidae92021104×1995
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-76%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae82019+0%2009
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae82025+150%2022
Common Ground DoveColumbidae72025-55%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-62%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025-38%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-90%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+242%1989
Great EgretArdeidae52011+400%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae52022+17%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae51997-71%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+69%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-54%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+54%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025+150%1991
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+75%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae42025+200%2021

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.