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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Hustonville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 42 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 →
42Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Hustonville

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hustonville 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 StarlingSturnidae872024+72%1968
American RobinTurdidae612024+131%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502024+88%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae422024+160%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362024+122%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342024+32%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282024-21%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282024+100%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae252024+107%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae212024-25%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae202024-67%1968
American CrowCorvidae192024+41%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae192024+150%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-31%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024+2%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-68%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+68%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+69%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+17%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+32%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+144%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+35%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+150%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+33%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+109%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+200%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+50%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+0%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-25%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-61%1968
House SparrowPasseridae62024-80%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-48%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+20%1968
Blue JayCorvidae52024-10%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-4%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-83%1968
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+150%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-50%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-13%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+63%1969

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