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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Buena Vista Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2017Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Buena Vista

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Buena Vista 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
European StarlingSturnidae1462017-25%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae1372017-64%1968
American RobinTurdidae1202017+142%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542017-34%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae542017-60%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae352017-72%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342017-48%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae302017+99%1968
American CrowCorvidae262017-71%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232017-5%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae232016+40%2006
Blue JayCorvidae222017-58%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae222017-83%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae212017+10%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae192017-67%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae19201712×1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132017-47%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122017-79%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112017-70%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112017+300%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102017-86%1968
House SparrowPasseridae102017-82%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae92017-68%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82017-83%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82017+19%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82017+71%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82017-86%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae82017+100%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72017-75%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae72017-51%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72017+13%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62017-44%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae62017+600%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62017-10%1968
Black VultureCathartidae62017+50%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62017+67%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52017-16%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52017+100%1972
House FinchFringillidae52017+11%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae42017+0%1968

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