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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Myakka Head 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

71Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Myakka Head 2

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Myakka Head 2 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae602021-69%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae352021-52%2014
Black VultureCathartidae322021-2%2014
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae232021-13%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202021-54%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192021-34%2014
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae172019+2%2014
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae162021+31%2014
American CrowCorvidae122021-45%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae122021-71%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122021-60%2014
Laughing GullLaridae92021-56%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82021-63%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72021-53%2014
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72014+133%2012
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52021-55%2014
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52021-83%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae52021-79%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52021-66%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae42021+0%2014
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42021-27%2014
Great EgretArdeidae32021-48%2014
Sandhill CraneGruidae32021-46%2014
OspreyPandionidae32021+67%2017
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32014-50%2012
Blue JayCorvidae32021-80%2014
White IbisThreskiornithidae22021-69%2014
Snowy EgretArdeidae22018-40%2013
Common GallinuleRallidae22014+100%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22021-70%2014
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22021-11%2014
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae22021+0%2017
Chimney SwiftApodidae22019-50%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-77%2014
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22021-67%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22021-28%2014
Crested CaracaraFalconidae22019+0%2013
White-winged DoveColumbidae22021-40%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22017n/an/a
Fish CrowCorvidae22021+0%2018

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