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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Cedar Grove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
58Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Cedar Grove

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cedar Grove 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 StarlingSturnidae1682024+108%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532024-29%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472024+2%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae462024+5%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024-8%1968
American RobinTurdidae342024+85%1968
American CrowCorvidae332024-34%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024+0%1968
MallardAnatidae202023+300%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae182021+130%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-83%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae182024-96%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-45%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142024-61%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024+120%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae13202419×1987
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-45%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae122024+111%1970
House SparrowPasseridae102024-90%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+333%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024+240%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+433%1980
Blue JayCorvidae82024-65%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae82024-81%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-19%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-46%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024+333%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-62%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-14%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+136%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-68%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+63%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-21%2007
House FinchFringillidae52024-44%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-11%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024+50%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022+9%1979
American KestrelFalconidae32024+0%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32023-72%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%1968

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