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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Gardner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

69Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–1999Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Gardner

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gardner 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae951999-33%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae751999+143%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae701999+21%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae651999+40%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae581999+17%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae571999-35%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae541999-63%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae521999-9%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae511999+125%1989
American CrowCorvidae391999-20%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae36199913×1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae331999+157%1989
Blue JayCorvidae281999+41%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae271999+93%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae211999-40%1989
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae201999+113%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae191999+85%1989
Black VultureCathartidae171999+83%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae151999+38%1989
European StarlingSturnidae141999+53%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae111999+50%1989
Sandhill CraneGruidae101999+47%1989
Common Ground DoveColumbidae101999+72%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae101999+300%1989
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae91999+167%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae61999+90%1990
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae61999-31%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae61999+88%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae61999-62%1990
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae61999-3%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae61998+0%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae61999+167%1994
White IbisThreskiornithidae51999-64%1987
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae51999+60%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae51999-54%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae51999-53%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae41999-71%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae41999-10%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae41999+17%1991
Tricolored HeronArdeidae31997+200%1987

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