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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 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 →
41Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Mossy Head

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mossy Head 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 CardinalCardinalidae512011+85%1968
American CrowCorvidae502011+99%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae332011+48%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282011-11%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae262011+254%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222011+118%1968
Blue JayCorvidae202011-25%1968
Great EgretArdeidae20201011×1994
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae192011+81%1974
Pine WarblerParulidae172011+488%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172011+187%1968
White IbisThreskiornithidae121992n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae112011+40%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102011+100%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92011+21%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92011+133%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72011+50%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae62011-8%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62011+17%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52011+10%1968
European StarlingSturnidae52010+67%1973
Black VultureCathartidae42010+200%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42011-66%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32011-89%1968
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32011-74%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32011-46%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae32011-68%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae32004-27%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae32011+114%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae31985n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22010+25%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22011-55%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae22011-77%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22011-9%1968
House SparrowPasseridae22011-50%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae22006-43%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22011+100%1973
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22011+75%1988
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22008-36%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae21985n/an/a

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