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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Laurel Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Laurel Hill

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laurel Hill 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 CardinalCardinalidae752025-33%2012
American CrowCorvidae662025-37%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412025-41%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412025+2%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025-37%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae402025+165%2012
Blue JayCorvidae352025-42%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae302025+22%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae282025+44%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272025+43%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025-28%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+5%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+24%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122025-10%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae102025+10%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+200%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-38%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+19%2013
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025-17%2012
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+500%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-72%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae62016n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+250%2016
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+63%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-65%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-33%2012
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-35%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-62%2012
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025+50%2013
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42025+300%2012
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+150%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+69%2012
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32025+14%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-30%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-38%2012
House FinchFringillidae32025-31%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-84%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-27%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-29%2018
Fish CrowCorvidae32025-92%2021

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