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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 26

Bardwell 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 16 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Bardwell 2

Top 40 of 99 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae502024-32%2008
American CrowCorvidae422024+57%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312024-64%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae302024-14%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024-55%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-42%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262024-10%2008
Common YellowthroatParulidae252024+4%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024-32%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024-3%2008
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152014+143%2008
American RobinTurdidae142024-81%2008
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae132021+81%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024-64%2008
European StarlingSturnidae122024-24%2008
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+89%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024-56%2008
Least TernLaridae102014+900%2010
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92024-13%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-47%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-64%2008
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+0%2008
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+6%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+60%2013
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-28%2008
Blue JayCorvidae62024-35%2008
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+17%2008
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-50%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-47%2008
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-68%2008
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024-44%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-70%2008
Northern ParulaParulidae42024-57%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-73%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+0%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-50%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae32021-27%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-63%2008
DickcisselCardinalidae32024-61%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-39%2008

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