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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2015Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Sandy

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

Species recorded on the Sandy 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
Black VultureCathartidae932015+193%1989
American CrowCorvidae662015+47%1989
Great EgretArdeidae602015-29%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602015-51%1989
White IbisThreskiornithidae502015-33%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae482015+152%1989
Wood StorkCiconiidae422015+450%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392015+15%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae332015-78%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae332015+28%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae302015+271%1994
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae262015-82%1989
Snowy EgretArdeidae192015+229%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162015-71%1989
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae142015+8%1992
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae122015+320%1998
Great Blue HeronArdeidae112015+12%1989
Common Ground DoveColumbidae112014+275%1989
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae112015-44%1989
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae102015+540%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae92015-52%1989
Caspian TernLaridae92008n/an/a
Little Blue HeronArdeidae82015-77%1989
OspreyPandionidae82015+183%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82011+29%1989
American OystercatcherHaematopodidae71996n/an/a
AnhingaAnhingidae62015+13%1989
European StarlingSturnidae62007+0%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae62015-25%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae62015+64%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae52015-70%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52014+100%1989
Common GallinuleRallidae42015-92%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42015-68%1989
Blue JayCorvidae42015-19%1989
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42015+24%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42015-86%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae42006+100%1991
LimpkinAramidae42008+167%2004
Least TernLaridae42007-71%2002

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