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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

St Lucie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida St Lucie

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St Lucie 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1772024+50%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1192024+15%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1172024+230%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae842024+18%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae662024+83%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae482024-12%1995
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae402024-22%1995
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae362024+40%2016
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae282024+567%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232024-7%1995
Common Ground DoveColumbidae182024+239%1995
LimpkinAramidae182024+360%2008
Blue JayCorvidae172024+20%1995
Sandhill CraneGruidae172024-5%1996
Least TernLaridae172002+75%1997
White IbisThreskiornithidae152024-89%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142024-25%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142024-73%1995
American CrowCorvidae142024+4%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122024-24%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+113%1996
Green HeronArdeidae82024-12%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024-8%1995
Wood StorkCiconiidae72018+63%1998
Great EgretArdeidae62024-41%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62024-82%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+150%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae61995n/an/a
Crested CaracaraFalconidae62024+467%2011
Tricolored HeronArdeidae52024+29%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+5%1995
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024+0%1995
Snowy EgretArdeidae52024+100%1999
White-winged DoveColumbidae52023-68%1997
Black VultureCathartidae52024+74%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42024+44%1995
European StarlingSturnidae42024-4%1996
House SparrowPasseridae42005+300%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024-8%1996
AnhingaAnhingidae32024+125%1995

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