BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27
Mossy Head Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
85Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1966–2011Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Mossy Head
Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2011 | +85% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 50 | 2011 | +99% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 33 | 2011 | +48% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 28 | 2011 | -11% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 26 | 2011 | +254% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 22 | 2011 | +118% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2011 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 20 | 2010 | 11× | 1994 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 19 | 2011 | +81% | 1974 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2011 | +488% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2011 | +187% | 1968 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 11 | 2011 | +40% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2011 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2011 | +21% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2011 | +133% | 1990 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2011 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2011 | -8% | 1968 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 6 | 2011 | +17% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2011 | +10% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2010 | +67% | 1973 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2010 | +200% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2011 | -66% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2011 | -89% | 1968 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2011 | -74% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2011 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2011 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2004 | -27% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2011 | +114% | 1971 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2010 | +25% | 1971 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2011 | -55% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2011 | -77% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2011 | -9% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 2011 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 2006 | -43% | 1970 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2011 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2011 | +75% | 1988 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2008 | -36% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1985 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.