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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 27

Steinhatchee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
16Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Steinhatchee

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Steinhatchee 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
American CrowCorvidae592025+71%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392025+1%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae37202517×1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+65%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+113%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae272025+142%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae202025+46%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172025-28%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025+17%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae162025-35%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+69%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142025-70%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025+28%1969
Laughing GullLaridae112023+0%1974
Blue JayCorvidae102025-19%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025+0%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+78%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92025+380%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+600%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+186%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+182%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+325%1979
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae82023-45%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+19%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-65%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae82025+64%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+16%1968
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+550%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-80%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+71%1969
House SparrowPasseridae71993-37%1972
Little Blue HeronArdeidae72025+86%1973
Black SkimmerLaridae71973n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62025-81%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+100%1969
Great EgretArdeidae52025+0%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+0%1968
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52023-79%1968
Brown PelicanPelecanidae52014+100%1996
House FinchFringillidae52023+33%2013

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