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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Hodgenville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 30 survey years, no longer active.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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2003Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Hodgenville

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

Species recorded on the Hodgenville 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 RobinTurdidae772003+69%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae522003-28%1971
American CrowCorvidae512003+40%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432003-34%1971
European StarlingSturnidae392003+88%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322003-48%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae302003+270%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae272003-15%1971
House SparrowPasseridae272003-40%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262003-24%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202003-35%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192003-66%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae172003+3%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162003+107%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152003+55%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152003-30%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132003+100%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102003-29%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae92003-18%1971
Blue JayCorvidae92003-38%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae92003+8%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae92003+0%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82003-70%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72003-54%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72003+46%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae62003-44%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62003+39%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae62003-56%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62003+36%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae62001-21%1974
MallardAnatidae62003+14%1996
House FinchFringillidae62001+50%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52003+69%1971
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52003+18%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae52003-6%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52003-40%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42001-60%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42003-64%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42003+5%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae42003-59%1971

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