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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Mammoth Cave North Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.

58Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2013Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Mammoth Cave North

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mammoth Cave North 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
Kentucky WarblerParulidae252013-4%2011
Wood ThrushTurdidae232013-23%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae222013-25%2011
Blue JayCorvidae212013-50%2011
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212013-21%2011
OvenbirdParulidae202013-60%2011
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192013-53%2011
Hooded WarblerParulidae182013-53%2011
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162013-41%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142013-3%2011
American CrowCorvidae142013-69%2011
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae132013-67%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132013-47%2011
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae132013-31%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122013-25%2011
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122013-9%2011
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102013-59%2011
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102013-17%2011
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92013-36%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92013-28%2011
Northern ParulaParulidae72013+200%2011
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62013+9%2011
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52013-13%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52013-60%2011
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52013-14%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42013+100%2009
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42013+60%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42012-60%2009
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32013-33%2011
Barred OwlStrigidae32009n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32012+0%2009
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32009n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae32013+0%2009
Mourning DoveColumbidae22013-72%2011
American GoldfinchFringillidae22013+100%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae22011n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae22011n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22013-33%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12013-67%2011
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12012+0%2009

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