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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Mabel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 44 survey years, no longer active.

105Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2011Span
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Bird Species Found on Florida Mabel

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mabel 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 CardinalCardinalidae772011+259%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae692011-61%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae682011+196%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402011-92%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392011+631%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae342011+41%1968
Blue JayCorvidae332011+20%1968
American CrowCorvidae332011+26%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae262011+271%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae23201115×1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222011-85%1968
Sandhill CraneGruidae212011+800%1970
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae162011-58%1968
Black VultureCathartidae152011+153%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae132011+229%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122011-73%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102011-40%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92011-10%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae82011-52%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae82011+120%1985
Forster's TernLaridae81998n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae72011+229%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72011+300%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72011+333%1986
Fish CrowCorvidae62011+97%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae62011-90%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62011+275%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62011+175%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52011-89%1968
House SparrowPasseridae52005-82%1968
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52011-23%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52011-8%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52011+333%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52011+50%2001
Brown PelicanPelecanidae52001n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42010-14%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42011+75%1972
Laughing GullLaridae41987n/an/a
White-winged DoveColumbidae42007+33%2003
White IbisThreskiornithidae32010-77%1968

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