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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Punta Gorda Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 34 survey years, no longer active.

87Species 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 →
1980–2015Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Punta Gorda

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Punta Gorda 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 GrackleIcteridae522015+558%1982
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382015-38%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae372015+62%1982
White IbisThreskiornithidae202015+4%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182015+15%1982
Sandhill CraneGruidae162012+260%1984
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae142015-9%1982
Fish CrowCorvidae112015-72%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112015-34%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae102013+280%1982
OspreyPandionidae92015+867%1982
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92015-32%1982
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae81986n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72015-34%1982
Black VultureCathartidae62015+343%1984
Blue JayCorvidae62015+12%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62015-89%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae62006+100%1993
Common Ground DoveColumbidae52014-61%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52014n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae42014-11%1988
European StarlingSturnidae42015-41%1982
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42015-81%1982
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42015+200%2001
Laughing GullLaridae32014-96%1982
Green HeronArdeidae32013-23%1982
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32015-8%1984
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32015+20%1984
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32015+40%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32015+75%1998
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae21980n/an/a
Least TernLaridae22014+63%1982
AnhingaAnhingidae22015+50%1984
Least BitternArdeidae21980n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae22013-71%1982
Clapper RailRallidae21980n/an/a
Common GallinuleRallidae22012-17%1982
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22013-94%1982
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22011-25%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22015-95%1982

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