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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Porter Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
53Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Porter

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Porter 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 CrowCorvidae442024-62%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362024-75%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024-45%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024-22%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+49%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024+53%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192024+19%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-56%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae152021+338%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae152024-91%1968
American RobinTurdidae152024-46%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+34%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142024-86%1968
Blue JayCorvidae132024-61%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132024-79%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+667%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-68%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+3%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-63%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-36%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102024-66%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024-80%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+124%1969
European StarlingSturnidae82024-89%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-88%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-81%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-70%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-83%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae62024+9%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+217%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52024-95%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-76%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-58%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-21%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52022+180%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-84%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+0%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+30%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-29%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024-65%1968

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