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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Scottsmoor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Scottsmoor

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Scottsmoor 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae962025+319%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae892025-18%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae682025+254%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae602025+47%1970
European StarlingSturnidae572025+332%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae462025+136%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae442025-49%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025+162%1970
Brown PelicanPelecanidae322025+283%1970
OspreyPandionidae322025+505%1986
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae302025+59%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242025-63%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025-22%1970
Blue JayCorvidae212025+60%1970
Black SkimmerLaridae202021+420%1977
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae202025-6%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+12%1970
Black VultureCathartidae17202535×1970
Snowy EgretArdeidae162025-57%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae162025-82%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae152025+867%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae13202511×1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+64%1970
Tricolored HeronArdeidae122025-66%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae122025+740%1972
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae122024-84%1990
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae122025+233%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+93%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112025+60%1995
Great EgretArdeidae102025-54%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025+860%1988
Royal TernLaridae102025+127%1986
Caspian TernLaridae102021+56%1993
American CrowCorvidae92025+100%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-29%1970
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae82025+325%1971
Little Blue HeronArdeidae72025+88%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025+171%1971
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62025-51%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62025+633%1971

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