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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 58 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 →
58Years 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
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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
European StarlingSturnidae762025-10%1968
American RobinTurdidae592025+125%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025+173%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025+4%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302025+5%1968
American CrowCorvidae272025+18%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025-12%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025+38%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025+64%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025+315%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172025-76%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025+157%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025-39%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-60%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+357%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae132025-86%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+36%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-14%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025+73%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+54%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+25%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+800%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+340%1968
House SparrowPasseridae72025-66%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+300%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-20%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-71%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+118%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024+40%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae52014n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+60%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+267%1968
Blue JayCorvidae42025-57%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+13%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025-8%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-7%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+9%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+10%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+267%1991
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+140%2011

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