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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Homestead Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Homestead

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Homestead 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
Common GrackleIcteridae402025-49%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025-23%1999
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202025-34%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025-73%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182025-57%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025-40%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-21%1999
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae102023-75%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-33%1999
American CrowCorvidae92025-46%1999
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae92025-82%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82025-82%1999
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72025-98%1999
Pine WarblerParulidae52025-10%1999
Smooth-billed AniCuculidae42015+300%1988
European StarlingSturnidae42025-56%2000
Snowy EgretArdeidae32025+75%2003
White-crowned PigeonColumbidae31988n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+15%1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-91%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023-8%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025-79%1999
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32024+120%2003
Least TernLaridae32007n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae22025-13%1999
White-winged DoveColumbidae22025-73%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+83%2000
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22025-10%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22025-95%1999
Brown ThrasherMimidae22018+100%1988
Common GallinuleRallidae21994n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae22016-46%2010
House SparrowPasseridae22025-67%2001
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae22025+100%2009
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025+0%2002
Prairie WarblerParulidae22015+50%2002
AnhingaAnhingidae22024+100%2002
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae22009+100%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-20%2015
Herring GullLaridae22015n/an/a

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