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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Hudson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Hudson

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hudson 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 StarlingSturnidae712024-49%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae492024-20%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462024-35%1968
American CrowCorvidae382024-33%1968
American RobinTurdidae372024+5%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae352024-78%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024-10%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae272024-53%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-90%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272024-54%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae26202415×1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242024+17%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+31%1968
House SparrowPasseridae152024-89%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-21%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-70%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+142%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-12%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-47%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82019+86%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+121%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae82023+58%2011
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+23%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024+114%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+50%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024-61%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+271%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+111%1968
Blue JayCorvidae52024-69%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-75%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024-78%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-37%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-35%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42016-70%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+43%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-61%1968
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae31993+75%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-52%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-71%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+14%1968

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