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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

St Lucie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida St Lucie

Top 40 of 82 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1842025+233%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae1332025+73%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1202025+67%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae1172025+27%1995
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae832025+97%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae762025+124%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae632025+55%1995
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae542025+3%1995
White IbisThreskiornithidae452025-71%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae392025+50%1995
Blue JayCorvidae232025+68%1995
Great EgretArdeidae192025+0%1995
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae192025+700%1996
LimpkinAramidae162025+660%2008
Green HeronArdeidae152025+42%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-69%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142025-20%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132025-65%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+180%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+47%1995
European StarlingSturnidae102025+20%1996
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae102025+367%2005
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82025+325%1997
American CrowCorvidae82025+29%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025-12%2001
AnhingaAnhingidae72025+250%1995
Wood StorkCiconiidae72018+63%1998
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62025+269%1995
Sandhill CraneGruidae62025-8%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae61995n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+8%1995
Black VultureCathartidae52025+43%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025+0%1995
Common GallinuleRallidae42025-11%1995
Fish CrowCorvidae42025+47%1995
House SparrowPasseridae42005+300%1987
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae42025+200%2014
Crested CaracaraFalconidae42025+467%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-43%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-22%1995

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