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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Key West Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 32 species recorded across 1 survey years, no longer active.

32Species 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 →
1Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–1987Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Key West

Top 32 of 32 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Key West 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae731987n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae461987n/an/a
Black-whiskered VireoVireonidae391987n/an/a
White-crowned PigeonColumbidae301987n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae291987n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae241987n/an/a
Laughing GullLaridae181987n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae181987n/an/a
Gray KingbirdTyrannidae171987n/an/a
Tricolored HeronArdeidae141987n/an/a
Prairie WarblerParulidae141987n/an/a
Least TernLaridae81987n/an/a
White-eyed VireoVireonidae81987n/an/a
WilletScolopacidae71987n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae71987n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae61987n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae61987n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae51987n/an/a
Clapper RailRallidae41987n/an/a
Common Ground DoveColumbidae41987n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae41987n/an/a
Brown PelicanPelecanidae31987n/an/a
White IbisThreskiornithidae31987n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae31987n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae31987n/an/a
Mangrove CuckooCuculidae31987n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae21987n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae21987n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae11987n/an/a
OspreyPandionidae11987n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae11987n/an/a
Antillean NighthawkCaprimulgidae11987n/an/a

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