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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Ft Gadsden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Ft Gadsden

Top 40 of 94 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
Common YellowthroatParulidae412024-40%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272024-54%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232024-55%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024-46%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172024-61%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae172024-65%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152024-33%1971
White IbisThreskiornithidae151970n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae102024-26%1971
Great EgretArdeidae102004+200%1979
Blue JayCorvidae82024-69%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62013-81%1971
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62024+0%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-63%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae62024+150%1983
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-67%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+133%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52024+63%1972
Forster's TernLaridae52013+0%1978
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42015+100%1987
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024-69%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae42023-27%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+89%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+167%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42018+17%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-82%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024-50%1973
Brown PelicanPelecanidae32024-54%1975
Wood DuckAnatidae31984+100%1980
Least TernLaridae22014-89%1971
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22011-70%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22024-33%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae22017-50%1972
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae22024-60%1972
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae22019+50%1974
House SparrowPasseridae21971n/an/a
Clapper RailRallidae21987+0%1976
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae22013+100%1976
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22017+100%1979
Ring-billed GullLaridae21990n/an/a

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