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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Eglin A.F.B. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.

75Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2011Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Eglin A.F.B.

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Eglin A.F.B. 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-EgretArdeidae1612011+25%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae602011+134%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae402011+19%1998
Great EgretArdeidae39199739×1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332011+122%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae322011+0%1998
Blue JayCorvidae252011-32%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae242011+86%1998
American CrowCorvidae232011-51%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae232011+111%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172011+150%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152011+50%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142011+44%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae142011-45%1998
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae122011+171%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112011-21%1999
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae102011+53%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82011-6%1998
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae82011+0%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae72011+109%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72011+21%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae62011-15%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62011+50%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52011+30%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52011+71%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52011+109%1998
European StarlingSturnidae42009+31%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32011-41%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae32011+243%1998
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32011-33%1999
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32008-20%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32011-65%2007
Laughing GullLaridae32005n/an/a
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22003-69%1998
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae22011+60%2000
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22010+33%2004
American KestrelFalconidae22008-40%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22011-22%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22007-17%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae22011-33%1998

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