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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Apex Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 15 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Apex

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

Species recorded on the Apex 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302025-25%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+0%2007
American CrowCorvidae242025-44%2007
European StarlingSturnidae202024-4%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+12%2023
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+33%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182025-5%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025+2%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae162019+177%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-38%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+157%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+36%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+44%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+106%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+3%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+28%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024+233%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+30%2009
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-46%2007
American RobinTurdidae112025+58%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025-13%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+52%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+500%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025+15%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-13%2008
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+29%2007
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae82019+67%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025+0%2007
Northern ParulaParulidae72025+15%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62019+11%2007
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62025+156%2007
DickcisselCardinalidae62018+77%2009
Pine WarblerParulidae52025-54%2007
Prairie WarblerParulidae52025+41%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+37%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+50%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-10%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42023+13%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+0%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-50%2007

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