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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 14 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae682024-39%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae502024-46%2012
American CrowCorvidae492024-41%2012
Blue JayCorvidae472024-37%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae452024-46%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae312024+19%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302024-3%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae242024+100%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae222024+9%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+41%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192024+16%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae182024+54%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+29%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-70%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+7%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+200%2013
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92024-22%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-23%2012
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+63%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62024+367%2012
House FinchFringillidae62024-19%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae62016n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+69%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024-33%2013
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+175%2019
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42024+0%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-38%2012
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-35%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024+275%2016
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32024-40%2012
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32024-14%2013
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-58%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-38%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-78%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-27%2014
Hooded WarblerParulidae32024+0%2013
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32024-14%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024+11%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae22024-76%2012
House SparrowPasseridae22014-33%2010

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