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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 26

Bardwell 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Bardwell 2

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bardwell 2 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 StarlingSturnidae692025-49%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae572025-36%2008
American CrowCorvidae482025+78%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312025-68%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025-55%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-37%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025-17%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+28%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-14%2008
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152014+143%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025-56%2008
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-2%2008
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-9%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-20%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-56%2008
Least TernLaridae102014+900%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025-50%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-93%2008
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+78%2008
American RobinTurdidae92025-80%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025-73%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-58%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025-19%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-70%2008
Great EgretArdeidae72025-68%2009
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72025+100%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025-5%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-31%2008
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+13%2008
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-19%2008
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025-50%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-66%2008
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-76%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+40%2013
Blue JayCorvidae42025-40%2008
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42025+100%2013
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025-58%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-53%2008
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+40%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-20%2008

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