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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Myakka Head Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 37 survey years, no longer active.

92Species 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 →
37Years 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
14Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Myakka Head

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Myakka 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae732011+190%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae682011-33%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae592011-6%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462011+266%1968
Blue JayCorvidae392011+98%1968
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae392009+91%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342011+148%1968
American CrowCorvidae332011-26%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae332011+38%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312011-55%1968
White IbisThreskiornithidae252011-51%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae252011-36%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae242011+760%1968
Black VultureCathartidae222011+110%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212011+178%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192011-63%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182011-74%1968
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae172011+146%2002
Common Ground DoveColumbidae132011-62%1968
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae132011-50%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92011+22%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82011-10%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82010-19%2007
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82011+62%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72011+163%1969
House SparrowPasseridae72011-50%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae72011+40%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72011-75%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62000+100%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae62003+75%1970
Laughing GullLaridae62011-80%1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae52011-33%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae42007-29%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae42011-62%1968
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42006+75%1968
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42004-33%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42010+100%1976
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42011+60%2006
Fish CrowCorvidae32008+82%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32011-85%1968

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