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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Scottsmoor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Scottsmoor

Top 40 of 118 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 IbisThreskiornithidae1412024+336%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae822024-12%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae762024+39%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae542024+62%1970
Black VultureCathartidae52202441×1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae522024+223%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae482024+209%1970
OspreyPandionidae412024+490%1986
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae392024+147%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae362024+28%1970
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae342024+260%2019
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae262024-83%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242024-63%1970
Blue JayCorvidae212024+60%1970
Black SkimmerLaridae202021+420%1977
Fish CrowCorvidae182024-61%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+900%1988
Chimney SwiftApodidae152024+264%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae14202412×1992
Common GrackleIcteridae132024+0%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132024-42%1970
Forster's TernLaridae122024+200%1973
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae122024+980%1972
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae122024-84%1990
Brown PelicanPelecanidae112024+125%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae102024+164%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+93%1971
Caspian TernLaridae102021+56%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+229%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82024+800%1971
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72024-58%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+71%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+533%1972
Snowy EgretArdeidae62024-32%1970
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62024-46%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+13%1995
Laughing GullLaridae52024+78%1971
Least TernLaridae52024-17%1970
European StarlingSturnidae52024+196%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae52024+60%1973

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