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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Ft Lonesome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Ft Lonesome

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ft Lonesome 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+92%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae342025+120%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302025+142%1971
Black VultureCathartidae302024+25%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae282025+678%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272025-80%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262025-70%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae252025-76%1971
American CrowCorvidae222025+113%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+771%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+84%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae152025+13%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+79%1971
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae112025-61%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025-15%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92025-55%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae92002+200%1971
Blue JayCorvidae82025-68%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-86%1971
Common Ground DoveColumbidae72025-45%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-87%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae61987+200%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62010+57%2002
Sandhill CraneGruidae52025-80%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-8%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+140%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025-83%1971
King RailRallidae41970n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+250%1972
Wood DuckAnatidae42008-11%1983
American CootRallidae41987n/an/a
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42025-24%2011
Black SkimmerLaridae42014n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-57%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae32025-91%1972
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae31970n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+25%1983
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32024+50%2006
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae32025-42%2003
Snowy EgretArdeidae22015-17%1979

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