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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

St Augustine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida St Augustine

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St Augustine 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472024+2%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae472024-4%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae332024+161%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+44%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152024+8%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+182%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152024-52%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-40%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132024+329%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+83%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102024-76%1969
American CrowCorvidae102024+147%1969
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae102024n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-53%1969
White IbisThreskiornithidae92024-74%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae82024-54%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024+45%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+0%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-91%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024-48%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-80%1969
American CootRallidae61982+360%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024+67%1972
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62014+100%1986
Black VultureCathartidae52024-45%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-33%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-67%1969
House SparrowPasseridae51989-90%1969
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42024-46%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42024-71%1969
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae41999+17%1983
Sandwich TernLaridae42023n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+63%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31993+100%1969
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae32022+380%1970
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32022-83%1969
Great EgretArdeidae32021-46%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae31968n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+240%1971
Laughing GullLaridae32022-77%1973

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