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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Lake Buffum Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
1987–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Lake Buffum

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Buffum 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+65%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae492024-53%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae412024-30%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024-78%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024-22%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232024-2%1989
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae222024+182%2017
Black VultureCathartidae192024+104%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182024+1%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae152024+246%1989
Sandhill CraneGruidae132024+167%1989
Blue JayCorvidae132024-52%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-60%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112024-35%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024-85%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-74%1989
American CrowCorvidae82024+18%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024-42%1989
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62024+54%1989
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62018+125%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-33%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae52021+56%1992
Rock PigeonColumbidae51993+0%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-62%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+59%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+13%1990
Crested CaracaraFalconidae52024+167%2017
White IbisThreskiornithidae42024-27%1991
Common GallinuleRallidae42017-15%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42016+20%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-65%1989
House SparrowPasseridae42024-57%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024+17%1989
OspreyPandionidae42024+200%1992
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae41999+67%1991
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+125%1991
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42014+50%1993
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+100%1990
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32018-13%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32004-50%1989

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