BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24
Canton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
110Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Canton
Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 41 | 2024 | -46% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 2024 | +21% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2024 | -34% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 28 | 2024 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | -3% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 20 | 2023 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2024 | +185% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 16 | 2018 | +229% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2024 | +231% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -44% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | -63% | 1969 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +400% | 1983 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2024 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +86% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +117% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -69% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +300% | 1974 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +79% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +133% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2024 | +229% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2017 | -72% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +64% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2024 | -50% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +35% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +55% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -32% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2022 | -93% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2023 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +108% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | +25% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -21% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -41% | 1969 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 4 | 2024 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +110% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.