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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 49 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–1986Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Nixon

Top 40 of 49 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nixon 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
Eastern TowheePasserellidae521986-34%1985
American CrowCorvidae401986+18%1985
Northern CardinalCardinalidae291986-22%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae281986+27%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae191986+138%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae101986+43%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae101986+0%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae101986+11%1985
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae101986+0%1985
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae91986+350%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae71986+40%1985
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae71986+133%1985
Hooded WarblerParulidae71986+133%1985
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae61986-14%1985
Summer TanagerCardinalidae61985n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae61986+100%1985
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae61986-57%1985
Fish CrowCorvidae61986n/an/a
Carolina ChickadeeParidae61986n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae51986-71%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae51985n/an/a
White-eyed VireoVireonidae51986+25%1985
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae51986+67%1985
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae41986+0%1985
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae41986-43%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae41986+100%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31986+200%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31985n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae31986-25%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae31986+200%1985
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae31986-25%1985
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31986n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae21985n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae21985n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae21986-33%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21985n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21985n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae21986-75%1985
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae21986n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae11986-94%1985

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