BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31
Vero Beach Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.
75Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1993–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Florida Vero Beach
Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 53 | 2022 | -55% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 39 | 2022 | +329% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2022 | -17% | 1995 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 33 | 2022 | +292% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2022 | +2% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 22 | 2002 | +247% | 1997 | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanidae | 19 | 2022 | -25% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2022 | +139% | 1995 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 16 | 2022 | +23% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 15 | 2022 | -18% | 1995 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 9 | 2012 | +267% | 1995 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 8 | 2013 | +400% | 2010 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2007 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2007 | -39% | 1995 | |
| Royal Tern | Laridae | 7 | 2018 | +13% | 1998 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2022 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2022 | -64% | 1995 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2022 | +27% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2022 | +45% | 1995 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2022 | -66% | 1995 | |
| Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2001 | +150% | 1993 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2017 | -68% | 2002 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2022 | -62% | 1999 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2001 | -11% | 1997 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 3 | 2022 | -17% | 1997 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2021 | -52% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | -27% | 1995 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 2022 | -71% | 1998 | |
| Monk Parakeet | Psittacidae | 3 | 1998 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2022 | +43% | 1997 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2021 | -21% | 1995 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2021 | +50% | 2013 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2022 | -60% | 1995 | |
| Least Tern | Laridae | 2 | 2018 | -37% | 1998 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2019 | -54% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae | 2 | 2016 | +75% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 1999 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Clapper Rail | Rallidae | 2 | 1998 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.