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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

East Union Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2022Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky East Union

Top 40 of 103 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae512022+41%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae442022-90%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae392022+197%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae30202217×2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272022-41%1969
American RobinTurdidae262022+64%1969
American CrowCorvidae202022-37%1969
European StarlingSturnidae182022-27%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162022-42%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae152022+15%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132022-52%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae112022+24%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112022+575%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae102022+0%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102022-40%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae102022+450%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae92022-81%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82022-6%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82022-68%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82022-30%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72022-55%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72022-28%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae72022-43%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72022+42%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62022-11%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae62022+740%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae62022-10%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62022-9%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae62022+150%1981
Prairie WarblerParulidae52022+67%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52022-92%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52022-45%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52022-40%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52022+300%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42022-46%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42021-64%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42022-82%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae42022-72%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae42022+150%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42022-10%1988

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