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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 59 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 →
59Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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 StarlingSturnidae732025+59%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae622025-9%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482025+19%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472025-21%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392025+3%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025-26%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282025+21%1968
House SparrowPasseridae262025-87%1968
American RobinTurdidae242025+65%1968
MallardAnatidae202023+300%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae182021+130%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025-19%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-71%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025+700%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142025-83%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-68%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142025-50%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+140%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae14202516×1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+0%1968
American CrowCorvidae102025-42%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+100%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-60%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+320%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-48%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+383%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-17%1968
Blue JayCorvidae72025-69%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-96%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+136%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+600%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-22%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+36%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-21%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-28%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae42025-82%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025-55%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-49%1968
Black VultureCathartidae42025+86%2009
American KestrelFalconidae32024+0%1968

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