BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 26
Bardwell Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.
110Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1967–2003Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Bardwell
Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 42 | 2003 | -9% | 1971 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 41 | 2003 | -66% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2003 | -35% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 38 | 2003 | -83% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 36 | 2003 | -20% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2003 | -51% | 1971 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 26 | 2003 | -23% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 22 | 2003 | -66% | 1971 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2003 | -49% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2003 | +144% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2003 | -65% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 13 | 2003 | -52% | 1971 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 13 | 2003 | -3% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2003 | -37% | 1971 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2003 | +116% | 1971 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2002 | -20% | 1980 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2003 | -62% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2003 | -64% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2003 | +92% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2003 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2003 | -7% | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 8 | 2003 | -61% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 8 | 2003 | -50% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2003 | -56% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2003 | -83% | 1971 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2003 | +109% | 1971 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2003 | -33% | 1971 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2003 | -85% | 1971 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2003 | -84% | 1971 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2003 | -50% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2003 | -86% | 1971 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2003 | +14% | 1978 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2003 | -72% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2003 | -84% | 1971 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2003 | -7% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2003 | -84% | 1971 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 1992 | +150% | 1988 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2003 | -59% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2003 | -57% | 1971 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2003 | -8% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.