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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 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Canton

Top 40 of 110 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 DoveColumbidae412024-46%1969
American CrowCorvidae382024+21%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342024-34%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024-44%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242024-3%1969
European StarlingSturnidae202023-33%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024+185%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024-7%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162018+229%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+231%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-44%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+100%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024-51%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-63%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae122024+400%1983
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-65%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+86%1970
Blue JayCorvidae92024-74%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-53%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+117%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-69%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+300%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+79%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+133%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+229%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae62017-72%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024+64%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024-50%1969
American RobinTurdidae62024+35%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+55%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024-32%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52022-93%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023-50%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024+108%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+25%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-74%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-21%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-41%1969
American KestrelFalconidae42024+67%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+110%1970

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