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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Mammoth Cave Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2014Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Mammoth Cave

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mammoth Cave 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
OvenbirdParulidae362014+222%1997
Wood ThrushTurdidae292014+0%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282014+200%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262014-18%1997
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae252014-28%1997
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae242014+214%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae242014-9%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae232014+90%1997
American CrowCorvidae232014-58%1997
Hooded WarblerParulidae212014+733%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212014+40%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae192014+26%1997
Kentucky WarblerParulidae192014+7%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182014+87%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172014+192%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152014+75%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132014+250%1998
American RobinTurdidae132014+39%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122014+171%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae112014+3%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112014+8%1997
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae102014+133%1997
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92014+15%1997
Blue JayCorvidae82014-58%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82014+31%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82014+50%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae72014+117%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72014+375%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae62014-18%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae62014+300%1997
Northern ParulaParulidae62014+329%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae52014-42%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52014+50%1997
Prairie WarblerParulidae52014-45%1997
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52014+80%1998
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42014+100%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42014-73%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32014-63%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32014+50%2001
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae32009+75%1999

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