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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Winter Gardn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Winter Gardn

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Winter Gardn 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
Black VultureCathartidae552019+808%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae412019+137%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae332019-57%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae322019+45%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae322019-65%1989
OspreyPandionidae31201915×1990
Fish CrowCorvidae302019+12%1989
White IbisThreskiornithidae292019+947%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae272019+38%1989
Blue JayCorvidae232019-14%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232019-77%1989
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae212019+950%2016
Great EgretArdeidae192019+600%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192019+9%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142019+168%1989
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae132019-56%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122019+33%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae112019+250%1990
AnhingaAnhingidae102019+260%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92019-83%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92019+280%2003
American CrowCorvidae92019+254%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82019+100%1989
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae72019+240%2009
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52019+160%1995
Green HeronArdeidae52018+40%1992
Northern ParulaParulidae52019+500%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52019+117%2010
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae52011n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae42018-95%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae42019-65%1990
LimpkinAramidae42019+150%1992
Mottled DuckAnatidae42019+233%2006
House FinchFringillidae42019+80%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32018+17%1993
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32019-91%1989
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32019+600%1993
Wood StorkCiconiidae32019+186%2009
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae32007n/an/a
Laughing GullLaridae32009n/an/a

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