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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Plantation K Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 34 survey years, no longer active.

73Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2004Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Plantation K

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Plantation K 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
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae812004+203%1988
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae802004-49%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae802004-65%1968
Laughing GullLaridae562004+24%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae522004-68%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae412004-44%1968
White-crowned PigeonColumbidae252004+0%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae232004+685%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222004-60%1968
European StarlingSturnidae21200426×1977
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregatidae202004+38%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202004+225%1968
White IbisThreskiornithidae132004-19%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae112004+188%1973
Brown PelicanPelecanidae82004-25%1968
Wilson's PloverCharadriidae71993+43%1969
Gray KingbirdTyrannidae72004-77%1969
Common MynaSturnidae72004+600%2002
Prairie WarblerParulidae62004-23%1968
Blue JayCorvidae62004+250%1992
Least TernLaridae52004-93%1968
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51993n/an/a
OspreyPandionidae42004+30%1968
Black-whiskered VireoVireonidae42004-36%1968
Bahama MockingbirdMimidae42002+300%1982
African Collared-Dove (a.k.a. Ringed Turtle-Dove)Columbidae42003+200%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42003n/an/a
Little Blue HeronArdeidae31994+38%1969
Green HeronArdeidae32004-54%1968
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae31989+100%1970
Common Ground DoveColumbidae31996-81%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32004+38%1968
House SparrowPasseridae31983-11%1968
WilletScolopacidae31994+17%1979
Ring-billed GullLaridae32002n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22002-50%1969
Snowy EgretArdeidae22004+233%1968
Reddish EgretArdeidae21995+20%1968
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae21991+40%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae21994+100%1989

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