BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31
Ft Lonesome Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
53Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Ft Lonesome
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 44 | 2024 | +137% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 42 | 2024 | +109% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 40 | 2024 | +110% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 34 | 2024 | -71% | 1971 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 30 | 2024 | +25% | 1972 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 24 | 2024 | +886% | 1971 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 22 | 2024 | +129% | 1971 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +711% | 1976 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +58% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -81% | 1971 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2024 | -48% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2024 | -56% | 1971 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 14 | 2024 | +3% | 1971 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2024 | +42% | 1971 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 11 | 2024 | -74% | 1971 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -66% | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | -82% | 1971 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2002 | +200% | 1971 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -61% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | -10% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | -70% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 1987 | +200% | 1986 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2010 | +57% | 2002 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2021 | -6% | 2011 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2023 | +58% | 1971 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -42% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -75% | 1972 | |
| King Rail | Rallidae | 4 | 1970 | n/a | n/a | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +300% | 1972 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2008 | -11% | 1983 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 4 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black Skimmer | Laridae | 4 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2012 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1970 | n/a | n/a | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 3 | 2024 | -87% | 1973 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 2006 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 3 | 2012 | -64% | 2002 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 2015 | -17% | 1979 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 2 | 2024 | -84% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.