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 Recorded
33Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 59 | 2024 | +65% | 1989 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 49 | 2024 | -53% | 1989 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 41 | 2024 | -30% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2024 | -78% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 24 | 2024 | -22% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | -2% | 1989 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 22 | 2024 | +182% | 2017 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 19 | 2024 | +104% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +1% | 1989 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +246% | 1989 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 13 | 2024 | +167% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | -52% | 1989 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2024 | -60% | 1989 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 11 | 2024 | -35% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -85% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -74% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | +18% | 1992 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | -42% | 1989 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +54% | 1989 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2018 | +125% | 1989 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -33% | 1989 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2021 | +56% | 1992 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 1993 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2024 | -62% | 1989 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +59% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 1990 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 5 | 2024 | +167% | 2017 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 4 | 2024 | -27% | 1991 | |
| Common Gallinule | Rallidae | 4 | 2017 | -15% | 1989 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2016 | +20% | 1990 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -65% | 1989 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2024 | -57% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +17% | 1989 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1992 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1999 | +67% | 1991 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +125% | 1991 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 2014 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1990 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2018 | -13% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2004 | -50% | 1989 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.