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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

East Union Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
53Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky East Union

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the East Union 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
American RobinTurdidae382025+96%1969
European StarlingSturnidae342025-40%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025+53%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-49%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-91%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025+178%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae222025+780%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202025-39%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025-21%1969
Blue JayCorvidae162025+6%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+21%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae15202513×2006
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025-36%1969
American CrowCorvidae132025-40%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025-83%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025+55%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-4%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-10%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-39%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-20%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+15%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025-36%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae82025+450%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-46%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+4%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+18%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+183%1969
American KestrelFalconidae62025+100%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+467%1979
Wood DuckAnatidae62022+150%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025+167%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-11%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-85%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52022-92%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-77%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-74%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-42%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-60%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+8%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42022-10%1988

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