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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Santa Rosa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

92Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2003Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Santa Rosa

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Santa Rosa 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
Least TernLaridae972003+9%1989
Laughing GullLaridae732003+687%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae612003+167%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae472003+29%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae472003+96%1989
House SparrowPasseridae322003+64%1989
Black SkimmerLaridae312003-49%1991
European StarlingSturnidae272003+210%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae172003-19%1989
Forster's TernLaridae171991+240%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152003+125%1989
Blue JayCorvidae122003+395%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122003+667%1996
Brown PelicanPelecanidae112003+2%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae102003-22%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92003+786%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82003+400%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae82003+55%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82003+55%1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72002+143%1991
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72003+210%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52002+33%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52003+986%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae52002+114%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42003+183%1989
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42003+100%1992
House FinchFringillidae42003+694%1999
Royal TernLaridae32003+160%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae32003+160%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32003+340%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32003+662%1991
Great EgretArdeidae32001-14%1992
Wilson's PloverCharadriidae32003+67%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32003+200%1993
WilletScolopacidae22003-63%1990
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22003+80%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae22001-29%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22002+33%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae22002-30%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae22002-14%1989

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