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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 31 survey years, still active.

71Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1987–2024Span
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.
History
Eastern TowheePasserellidae1162024-44%1991
Blue JayCorvidae492024+100%1991
White-eyed VireoVireonidae442024+79%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+125%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae352024+85%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302024+62%1991
Pine WarblerParulidae292024-30%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024-16%1991
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae232024-3%1991
Summer TanagerCardinalidae222024-13%1991
American CrowCorvidae212024+215%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024-21%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162024+17%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+13%1991
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024+300%1991
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92024+440%1998
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82024-65%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-30%1992
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae72024+67%1991
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae71999n/an/a
Florida Scrub-JayCorvidae62024+329%1992
Black VultureCathartidae61998+500%1992
White-winged DoveColumbidae62024-7%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62011+500%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+120%1996
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae52024+100%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024-50%1991
Northern ParulaParulidae42024-31%1992
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+75%1997
American KestrelFalconidae32024+40%1993
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+27%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae31989n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae32023-29%2008
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22024-38%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-25%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21987n/an/a
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22024-60%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22024-64%1992
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22011+0%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22019+100%2007

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