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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Kings Mtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
57Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Kings Mtn

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kings Mtn 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 RobinTurdidae662024+93%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024+181%1968
European StarlingSturnidae362024-27%1968
American CrowCorvidae302024+37%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302024-7%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+12%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242024+62%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024+339%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024-26%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+343%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-73%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae172024-87%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae172024-21%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+650%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152024+82%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024-44%1968
Blue JayCorvidae132024-41%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae132024-67%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024+93%1968
House SparrowPasseridae122024-64%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-2%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+58%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+260%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+164%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+65%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae82023-7%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+833%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+41%1968
House FinchFringillidae72024+150%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+27%1972
American KestrelFalconidae62024+117%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-47%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024+40%1994
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+175%2011
Canada GooseAnatidae52014n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-4%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-41%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+100%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42022+80%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-62%1968

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