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.

Species recorded on the Mossy Head route.

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.