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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Ft Waltn Bch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2011Span
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Bird Species Found on Florida Ft Waltn Bch

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ft Waltn Bch 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
House SparrowPasseridae812011+49%1968
European StarlingSturnidae79201123×1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae762011+356%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae662011+761%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae572011+18%1968
White IbisThreskiornithidae551992n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae42201111×1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae342011+469%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272011-41%1968
Least TernLaridae262011+133%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192011-4%1968
Blue JayCorvidae182011-18%1968
House FinchFringillidae152011+214%1998
Laughing GullLaridae142011+300%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142011-3%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae122011-87%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae112011+327%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae102011+76%1968
Brown PelicanPelecanidae82011+178%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82008+300%1985
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72011-85%1968
OspreyPandionidae62011+500%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae62011+59%1968
Green HeronArdeidae52011+180%1968
Snowy PloverCharadriidae41996+200%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32011-36%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32011+80%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae32011-22%1988
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32009-66%1972
Pine WarblerParulidae32011-44%1973
American CrowCorvidae32011+80%1999
Royal TernLaridae22008+100%1968
Reddish EgretArdeidae21966n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae22011-44%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22011+120%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22011-46%1985
Gull-billed TernLaridae21985-25%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae21978+100%1975
American CootRallidae22005+33%1995
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae21990+100%1989

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