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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Plum Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
28Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Plum

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Plum 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 StarlingSturnidae2072025+94%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1502025-17%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae1492025-71%1969
American RobinTurdidae1432025+199%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae652025+71%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae632025+85%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae502025-39%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502025+136%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025-49%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312025+393%1969
House SparrowPasseridae312025-51%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae282025+40%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae282025+259%1971
BobolinkIcteridae222025+70%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+400%1969
Blue JayCorvidae182025+32%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+42%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025+163%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae142025+550%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae13202511×1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+244%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025-13%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-9%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+109%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+575%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-25%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025+73%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-27%1969
American CrowCorvidae92025-55%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+189%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-40%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+79%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+190%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-35%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-68%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+12%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+125%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-73%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+133%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025+40%1969

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