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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Sanderson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 49 survey years, no longer active.

89Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Sanderson

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sanderson 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae622021+247%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432021+794%1971
White IbisThreskiornithidae362021+381%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282021+262%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae272021-2%1971
American CrowCorvidae262021-3%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae242021+447%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222021-23%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192021+54%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172021-21%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae142021-11%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae112021-40%1972
Little Blue HeronArdeidae102016+92%1973
Black VultureCathartidae92021+729%1973
Fish CrowCorvidae92021+420%1983
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72021-13%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae72021+16%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae72021+67%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62021+17%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae6202115×1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62021+120%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae62021-18%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62021-10%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62021+117%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62021+100%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae52021+143%1972
Great EgretArdeidae42021-30%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42021+20%1990
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42016+300%2006
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32021+250%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32002+67%1974
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32021+200%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32011+200%2007
Blue JayCorvidae22021-8%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae22021-78%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22021-35%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae22018+133%1978
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22016-38%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae22018-39%1972
European StarlingSturnidae22016-76%1972

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