BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31
Sandy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.
89Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1987–2015Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Sandy
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 93 | 2015 | +193% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 66 | 2015 | +47% | 1989 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 60 | 2015 | -29% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 60 | 2015 | -51% | 1989 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 50 | 2015 | -33% | 1989 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 48 | 2015 | +152% | 1989 | |
| Wood Stork | Ciconiidae | 42 | 2015 | +450% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2015 | +15% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 33 | 2015 | -78% | 1989 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2015 | +28% | 1999 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2015 | +271% | 1994 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 26 | 2015 | -82% | 1989 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 19 | 2015 | +229% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2015 | -71% | 1989 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 14 | 2015 | +8% | 1992 | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 2015 | +320% | 1998 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 11 | 2015 | +12% | 1989 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2014 | +275% | 1989 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 11 | 2015 | -44% | 1989 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 10 | 2015 | +540% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2015 | -52% | 1989 | |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | 9 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 8 | 2015 | -77% | 1989 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 8 | 2015 | +183% | 1989 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2011 | +29% | 1989 | |
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopodidae | 7 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | 6 | 2015 | +13% | 1989 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2007 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2015 | -25% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 2015 | +64% | 1989 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2015 | -70% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2014 | +100% | 1989 | |
| Common Gallinule | Rallidae | 4 | 2015 | -92% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2015 | -68% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2015 | -19% | 1989 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 2015 | +24% | 1989 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2015 | -86% | 1989 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2006 | +100% | 1991 | |
| Limpkin | Aramidae | 4 | 2008 | +167% | 2004 | |
| Least Tern | Laridae | 4 | 2007 | -71% | 2002 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.