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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 51 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 →
51Years 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
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 StarlingSturnidae1162025-33%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472025-33%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412025-53%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-29%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322025-71%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025-8%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-88%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262025+34%1968
American RobinTurdidae262025-8%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae26202513×1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae222025+173%1969
House SparrowPasseridae212025-87%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025+19%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae152025-72%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-44%1968
American CrowCorvidae112025-47%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102025-61%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-39%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-72%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+27%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+69%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+200%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+111%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025+157%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-57%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+12%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-37%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62025+86%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-63%1968
Blue JayCorvidae42025-75%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42016-70%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025-72%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-71%1969
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae31993+75%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-52%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-29%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-79%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-41%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+29%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae32025-62%1968

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