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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
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 DoveColumbidae912024+88%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae702024+10%1993
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae612024+95%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae432024+245%1993
Blue JayCorvidae372024+40%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+75%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272024+177%1993
White IbisThreskiornithidae252024+348%2000
Black VultureCathartidae232024-75%1999
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202024-12%1996
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae172024+200%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae162024-41%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152024+41%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae152024+860%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae152024+50%1998
American CrowCorvidae142024+563%2011
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae142024+85%2004
Little Blue HeronArdeidae122024+214%1998
Fish CrowCorvidae112024-33%1993
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae112015+333%2001
European StarlingSturnidae102024+425%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024-8%1993
House SparrowPasseridae92024+44%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae92024-35%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82023-66%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+136%2001
White-winged DoveColumbidae82024+420%2002
Common Ground DoveColumbidae72024+5%1993
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae72024+120%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+64%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+43%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62024-54%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-83%1993
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+160%1998
Snowy EgretArdeidae52024+47%1998
Great EgretArdeidae42024-8%1993
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+120%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-33%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024-25%1996
OspreyPandionidae42024+20%1999

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