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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 43 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 →
43Years 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
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 StarlingSturnidae762025+75%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae582025+74%1968
American RobinTurdidae582025+140%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025+159%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae352025-75%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025+106%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae352025-18%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282025+100%1968
American CrowCorvidae242025+27%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae232025+84%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-18%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae202025+256%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae192025-18%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+84%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025+221%1968
House SparrowPasseridae142025-77%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025-73%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+17%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-38%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+136%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+19%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+171%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-27%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-71%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-50%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-70%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-73%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+42%2003
Blue JayCorvidae52025-47%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+21%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025+150%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025+94%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae52025+100%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-44%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-31%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+0%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+50%1969
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+200%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-90%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+44%1968

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