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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Ridge Harbor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
33Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Ridge Harbor

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ridge Harbor 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1052025+95%1993
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae862025+112%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae722025+10%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae672025+295%1993
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae482025+189%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025+89%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae372025+31%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae372025+174%1993
Blue JayCorvidae312025+36%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282025+77%1993
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025-34%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182025+41%1998
American CrowCorvidae182025+550%2011
Fish CrowCorvidae142025-35%1993
House SparrowPasseridae142025+61%2000
White IbisThreskiornithidae142025+300%2000
Sandhill CraneGruidae132025+100%1993
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae132025+200%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+4%1993
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae112015+333%2001
European StarlingSturnidae102025+363%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae92025+780%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+143%2001
Common Ground DoveColumbidae82025+0%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+320%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-17%1998
White-winged DoveColumbidae72025+400%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62025-54%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-83%1993
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62025+175%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+180%1998
Great EgretArdeidae52025-15%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+55%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+71%1994
Brown PelicanPelecanidae42016-50%1999
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42024-17%2002
AnhingaAnhingidae32025-38%1993
Mottled DuckAnatidae32024+63%1998
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32025+171%1998
Green HeronArdeidae32023+67%1996

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