BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Hilliard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Hilliard

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hilliard 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 MockingbirdMimidae702025-22%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae562025+400%1968
American CrowCorvidae542025+0%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502025+7%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae482025-52%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae38202520×1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382025+21%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae362025+43%1968
Blue JayCorvidae332025+2%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae322025+193%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae302025-17%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae262025+174%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae242025+35%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae232025+320%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025+182%1968
European StarlingSturnidae212024+207%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae142025+200%1978
Black VultureCathartidae122025+41%1969
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae122025+136%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae122025+180%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae112025-29%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025+62%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+425%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-92%1968
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae72024+7%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+15%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae72025-86%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+122%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-61%1968
House SparrowPasseridae62009-64%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62025-55%1974
Common Ground DoveColumbidae52025-36%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-92%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+167%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+150%1978
Laughing GullLaridae52025+538%2013
House FinchFringillidae52025+0%2015
Great EgretArdeidae42025-52%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+113%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+14%1971

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