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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Ft Gadsden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Ft Gadsden

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ft Gadsden 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442025-29%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae402025-35%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025-18%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae292025-51%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025-60%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-71%1971
White IbisThreskiornithidae151970n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025+175%1972
Fish CrowCorvidae132025-62%1971
Blue JayCorvidae112025-38%1971
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae112025-33%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-54%1971
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae102025-67%1971
Great EgretArdeidae102004+200%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-67%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+0%1971
Laughing GullLaridae72025-23%1975
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62013-81%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-48%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+33%1971
Black VultureCathartidae62025+200%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+233%1981
Forster's TernLaridae52013+0%1978
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42025+10%1971
American CrowCorvidae42025-19%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-40%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42015+100%1987
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+50%1971
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025-33%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+25%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025-70%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025-25%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+67%1990
Wood DuckAnatidae31984+100%1980
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+75%2007
Least TernLaridae22014-89%1971
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22011-70%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22024-33%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22025-83%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22025-55%1971

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