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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Kissimmee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 33 survey years, no longer active.

84Species 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Kissimmee

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kissimmee 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 MockingbirdMimidae212025-35%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae202025-35%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+86%1989
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae152017+36%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-59%1989
American CrowCorvidae112025+87%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025-10%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-67%1989
Muscovy DuckAnatidae102025+24%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92024-71%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae92021-22%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae72025+111%1989
European StarlingSturnidae72021-59%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72022-94%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-28%1989
White IbisThreskiornithidae62025+73%1991
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52022+11%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae52021+133%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+17%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42025-58%1989
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+200%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+127%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021+36%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42003+100%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+23%1989
Blue JayCorvidae32025-11%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024-80%1989
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32022-83%1989
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae32008+22%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+89%1990
OspreyPandionidae32025+133%1999
Mottled DuckAnatidae32025-30%2001
Wood DuckAnatidae32014+0%1995
LimpkinAramidae32025+25%2008
MallardAnatidae32022+33%2009
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22021-33%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22022-14%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae22025+83%1989
House SparrowPasseridae22025-28%1989
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021+33%1991

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