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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Hegira Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Hegira

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hegira 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae462024-41%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302024-6%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024+56%1992
American CrowCorvidae282024-9%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262024+8%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232024+81%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024+67%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae172024-51%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172024+46%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024-13%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-45%1992
European StarlingSturnidae152024-28%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae152024+62%1992
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+15%1992
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142024-43%1992
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024+94%1992
Northern ParulaParulidae122024+344%1992
American RobinTurdidae122024-60%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024-39%1992
Kentucky WarblerParulidae102024+31%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024-6%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+17%1992
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024+4%1992
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae92024+288%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+76%1992
House SparrowPasseridae82024-34%1992
Ring-billed GullLaridae71988n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-24%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-24%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024+69%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+25%1992
Prairie WarblerParulidae72024-28%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-57%1992
House FinchFringillidae72024+75%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-16%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-81%1992
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+143%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-54%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-22%1992
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024+67%1992

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