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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Canton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Canton

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Canton 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025-38%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025-45%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332025-38%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae252025+339%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025-65%1969
American CrowCorvidae222025+20%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+285%1970
American RobinTurdidae202025+45%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025+8%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-48%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+139%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+142%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+82%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-27%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025-18%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025-30%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-46%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122025-22%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122025-16%2014
European StarlingSturnidae112025-39%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102025-67%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025-18%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+11%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025-36%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025+92%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+58%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-61%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae72025+420%1983
Black VultureCathartidae72025-41%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae62017-72%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+79%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+70%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+229%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-72%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-66%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+50%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+140%1981
Blue JayCorvidae42025-77%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-50%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+46%1969

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