BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27
Nixon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 49 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.
49Species Recorded
2Years Surveyed
1985–1986Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Nixon
Top 40 of 49 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 52 | 1986 | -34% | 1985 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 40 | 1986 | +18% | 1985 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 29 | 1986 | -22% | 1985 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 28 | 1986 | +27% | 1985 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 19 | 1986 | +138% | 1985 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 1986 | +43% | 1985 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 1986 | +0% | 1985 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 1986 | +11% | 1985 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 1986 | +0% | 1985 | |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1986 | +350% | 1985 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 1986 | +40% | 1985 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1986 | +133% | 1985 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 1986 | +133% | 1985 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 1986 | -14% | 1985 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1986 | +100% | 1985 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 1986 | -57% | 1985 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1986 | -71% | 1985 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1986 | +25% | 1985 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1986 | +67% | 1985 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 1986 | +0% | 1985 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 1986 | -43% | 1985 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1986 | +100% | 1985 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1986 | +200% | 1985 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 1986 | -25% | 1985 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 1986 | +200% | 1985 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 1986 | -25% | 1985 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 1986 | -33% | 1985 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 1986 | -75% | 1985 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 1 | 1986 | -94% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.