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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Homestead Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Homestead

Top 40 of 80 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024-32%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262024-19%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242024-72%1999
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182024-44%1999
American CrowCorvidae172024-38%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-65%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-59%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122024-82%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae11202311×2016
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae102024-80%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-35%1999
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae102023-75%2022
Great EgretArdeidae92024+88%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+23%1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-88%1999
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+0%1999
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024-10%1999
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42024-98%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-50%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+150%2000
Smooth-billed AniCuculidae42015+300%1988
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae42015+133%2009
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42016+33%2012
White-crowned PigeonColumbidae31988n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023-8%2000
European StarlingSturnidae32024-67%2000
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32024+120%2003
Least TernLaridae32007n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae22018+50%2003
Green HeronArdeidae22022-25%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-60%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22024-88%1999
White-winged DoveColumbidae22014-75%1999
Brown ThrasherMimidae22018+100%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22024-62%1999
Common GallinuleRallidae21994n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae22016-46%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-14%2001
Prairie WarblerParulidae22015+50%2002
AnhingaAnhingidae22024+100%2002

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