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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2003Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Bardwell

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bardwell 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 StarlingSturnidae422003-9%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412003-66%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392003-35%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae382003-83%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362003-20%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae352003-51%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262003-23%1971
American CrowCorvidae222003-66%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae202003-49%1971
American RobinTurdidae182003+144%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae142003-65%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132003-52%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132003-3%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132003-37%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae122003+116%1971
Bank SwallowHirundinidae122002-20%1980
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112003-62%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112003-64%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102003+92%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae102003+0%1972
Blue JayCorvidae92003-7%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82003-61%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82003-50%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72003-56%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72003-83%1971
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62003+109%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62003-33%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae62003-85%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae62003-84%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62003-50%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62003-86%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62003+14%1978
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52003-72%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52003-84%1971
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52003-7%1971
House SparrowPasseridae52003-84%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae51992+150%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42003-59%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42003-57%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae42003-8%1971

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