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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Hilliard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 53 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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
Laughing GullLaridae41202415×2013
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae382024+13%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae36202421×1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292024-34%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae262024+258%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262024+146%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242024+9%1968
European StarlingSturnidae212024+207%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192024+37%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+100%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024-63%1968
American CrowCorvidae142024-38%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae142024+200%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae132024+0%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+30%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122024+163%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae112024+129%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102024-28%1968
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae102024+82%2018
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024+113%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+189%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+28%1968
Black VultureCathartidae72024+53%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae72024+83%1969
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae72024+7%1968
House SparrowPasseridae62009-64%1968
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62024+38%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+150%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024-37%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae52024+125%1977
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52023-60%2005
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024+54%1968
Great EgretArdeidae32023-65%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-58%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32021-44%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024-68%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae32023+50%1970
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22024+0%1973
Green HeronArdeidae22023+0%1975
Sandhill CraneGruidae22005-33%1966

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