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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Holey Land Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Holey Land

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Holey Land 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
Purple MartinHirundinidae274202428×1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1632024-21%1990
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae1142024-11%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae1112024-14%1990
Black VultureCathartidae712024+430%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae662024+494%1990
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae502024+967%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472024+34%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae372024+50%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+88%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae352024+217%1990
Green HeronArdeidae202024+22%1990
Great EgretArdeidae192024+55%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-41%1990
Common Ground DoveColumbidae132024-31%1990
Snowy EgretArdeidae13202439×1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+925%1994
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae122024+875%1993
LimpkinAramidae122024+220%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+300%1997
Purple GallinuleRallidae102012+900%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92024+24%1990
Tricolored HeronArdeidae92024-40%1995
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae92023+38%2006
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024-29%1990
Common GallinuleRallidae62024+322%1990
European StarlingSturnidae62019+79%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024-67%1990
Little Blue HeronArdeidae62024-41%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024-6%1996
AnhingaAnhingidae52023+17%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-92%1990
White IbisThreskiornithidae42024-37%1995
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42024+150%1995
Mottled DuckAnatidae32024-36%1995
Snail KiteAccipitridae32018+33%1996
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae32007+50%1999
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32024-11%1999
American CootRallidae32016+200%1996
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae32009+50%2003

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