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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Sandy 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

64Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Sandy 2

Top 40 of 64 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sandy 2 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
American CrowCorvidae432025-49%2021
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232025-47%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-48%2021
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025-72%2021
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025+207%2021
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-38%2021
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-44%2021
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae92017+350%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+64%2022
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-39%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025-23%2021
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025+7%2022
Laughing GullLaridae82022n/an/a
White IbisThreskiornithidae62017+200%2016
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62025-25%2021
Rock PigeonColumbidae62017n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae62017n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52016n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae52025-84%2021
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024-84%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025+40%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025-80%2021
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025-41%2021
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae42025-47%2022
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+20%2021
LimpkinAramidae42023-71%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+300%2022
Crested CaracaraFalconidae32024+150%2021
Blue JayCorvidae32025-71%2021
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025-72%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32022+200%2021
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae22024-92%2022
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22025-31%2021
Great EgretArdeidae22025-92%2017
Green HeronArdeidae22016n/an/a
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22025-73%2022
Black VultureCathartidae22025-88%2021
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae22021-67%2016
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+50%2022
Common GrackleIcteridae22024-96%2021

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