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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Ocala Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 32 survey years, still 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Ocala

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

Species recorded on the Ocala 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 TowheePasserellidae962025-43%1991
White-eyed VireoVireonidae562025+116%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae522025+131%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025+153%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025+37%1991
American CrowCorvidae292025+239%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae282025+88%1991
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae272025+43%1991
Summer TanagerCardinalidae262025+20%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae252025-8%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae232025-4%1991
Blue JayCorvidae202025+104%1991
Pine WarblerParulidae182025-24%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+33%1991
Northern ParulaParulidae152025-28%1992
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+420%1998
Florida Scrub-JayCorvidae92025+200%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-21%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025-32%1992
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025+270%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025+0%1991
White-winged DoveColumbidae82025+20%2006
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025-65%1992
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae71999n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+13%1992
Black VultureCathartidae61998+500%1992
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62011+500%2004
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae42025+44%1991
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+75%1997
Sandhill CraneGruidae42025+13%2009
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+27%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae31989n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22025+40%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-25%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21987n/an/a
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22025-64%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22019+100%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae22014-75%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae22017+0%2000
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae22024+50%2015

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.