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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Osceola Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Osceola

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

Species recorded on the Osceola 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
Common YellowthroatParulidae542025-3%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+8%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232025+23%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025-48%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222025-56%1993
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae202025+209%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae20202512×1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+81%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+3%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-42%1993
White IbisThreskiornithidae102022+900%2018
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92025+108%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+35%1993
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+50%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-33%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+183%2008
Black VultureCathartidae72024+80%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025-8%1993
Pine WarblerParulidae62025+67%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+8%1993
American CrowCorvidae52025-14%1993
Blue JayCorvidae42025-53%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae42025+100%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025+175%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+33%1995
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42025+8%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32005+200%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025+86%1994
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22025+17%1993
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae22025-60%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae22021+83%1999
Wood StorkCiconiidae22024-57%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae22003+17%1994
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22018-20%2011
Wood ThrushTurdidae22002+100%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+67%2004
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae22025+175%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22023+100%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae22023-50%2010
Sandhill CraneGruidae22021n/an/a

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