BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31
Merritt Isl Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.
81Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1991–2011Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Merritt Isl
Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 51 | 2011 | -27% | 1993 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 41 | 2011 | -62% | 1993 | |
| Black Skimmer | Laridae | 31 | 2003 | +882% | 1993 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2011 | 12× | 1994 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 17 | 2011 | +860% | 1994 | |
| Least Tern | Laridae | 15 | 2008 | -11% | 1998 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 15 | 2011 | +67% | 1993 | |
| Tricolored Heron | Ardeidae | 15 | 2011 | -57% | 1993 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 13 | 2011 | -41% | 1993 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2011 | +44% | 1998 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 12 | 2011 | -11% | 1993 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2011 | +80% | 1993 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2011 | -41% | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2005 | +122% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2011 | +300% | 1993 | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanidae | 7 | 2011 | -6% | 1993 | |
| Mottled Duck | Anatidae | 7 | 2007 | -73% | 1993 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2011 | -35% | 1993 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 7 | 2011 | +13% | 1993 | |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | 6 | 2006 | +183% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2011 | +167% | 1993 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2011 | -89% | 1994 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2011 | +15% | 1998 | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae | 4 | 2011 | -76% | 1993 | |
| Reddish Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2011 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2011 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 4 | 1999 | +33% | 1993 | |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | 3 | 2005 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2011 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Common Gallinule | Rallidae | 3 | 2008 | -56% | 1993 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2011 | -29% | 1993 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2011 | -36% | 1993 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2011 | -80% | 1998 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2001 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2011 | -17% | 2003 | |
| Royal Tern | Laridae | 2 | 2008 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 2 | 2010 | -92% | 1993 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2011 | -61% | 1993 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 2003 | +127% | 1993 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2004 | +50% | 1992 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.