BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Apex Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 14 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
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 BuntingCardinalidae532024+1%2007
American CrowCorvidae402024-47%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+13%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae272024-2%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+157%2007
European StarlingSturnidae202024-4%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+64%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024+19%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192024-2%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+59%2007
American RobinTurdidae162024+71%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae162019+177%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142024+7%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132019+53%2007
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024+23%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+0%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+56%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024+233%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024-78%2007
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae102024+100%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+475%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92024+36%2007
Northern ParulaParulidae92024+20%2007
Prairie WarblerParulidae92024+18%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024+68%2007
Blue JayCorvidae82024+22%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+247%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+0%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024+60%2007
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae82019+67%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+10%2009
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-16%2007
Kentucky WarblerParulidae72024+122%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+11%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-23%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62019+11%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-3%2007
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+0%2008
DickcisselCardinalidae62018+77%2009
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-47%2007

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