BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Hixtown Swmp Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Florida Hixtown Swmp

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hixtown Swmp 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
American CrowCorvidae572024+32%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562024-36%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae552024+33%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024-20%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae342024-60%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae332024+9%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae262024-24%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252024-8%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024-51%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222024-25%1989
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae152024+44%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-51%1989
European StarlingSturnidae112015+63%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-24%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+75%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae92024-15%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024-37%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024-46%1989
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72024+50%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72023-29%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae72005+600%2001
White IbisThreskiornithidae62023-70%1989
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024-32%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024-46%1989
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52015+400%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae52017+25%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-44%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+100%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-46%1989
Barred OwlStrigidae42024+80%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-81%1989
Hooded WarblerParulidae42024+6%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+129%2004
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32024-61%1989
Blue JayCorvidae32024-37%1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32019-25%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32024-45%1989
Great EgretArdeidae22024-72%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024+83%1989
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae22023+133%2011

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