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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Hixtown Swmp Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
2Observers

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 CrowCorvidae432025+20%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422025-42%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422025+19%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae382025-54%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae192025-4%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae152025+233%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025-22%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142025-63%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025-42%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-27%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae112025-7%1989
European StarlingSturnidae112015+63%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-47%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-24%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-39%1989
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025+19%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025-57%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae72005+600%2001
White IbisThreskiornithidae62023-70%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025+180%1989
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52015+400%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae52017+25%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-18%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-48%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-51%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-66%1989
Barred OwlStrigidae42024+80%1992
Hooded WarblerParulidae42024+6%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+129%2004
Wood StorkCiconiidae32025-71%1990
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32025+100%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+0%1989
Blue JayCorvidae32025-71%1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32019-25%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025-83%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32024-45%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae32025+25%1989
Great EgretArdeidae22025-67%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-25%1996
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae22025+100%2011

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