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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Bays Fork Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
1999–2019Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Bays Fork

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bays Fork 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
Common GrackleIcteridae632019-60%2001
European StarlingSturnidae602019-46%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae492019+73%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae472019+76%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472019+30%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae422019+16%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae362019+3%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362019+51%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312019+5%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292019+4%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282019-35%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae282019-22%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252019+9%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae242019+142%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae242019+192%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242019-8%2001
American RobinTurdidae242019+5%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae232019+65%2001
American CrowCorvidae192019-41%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae182019+29%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162019+69%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae162019+256%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152019+243%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142019+15%2001
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142019+19%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132019+44%2001
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae132019+475%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132019+25%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae132019+28%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae132019+28%2001
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122019+97%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae122019-9%2001
Blue JayCorvidae112019-18%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae102019-26%2001
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102019+114%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae102019+867%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92019+17%2001
DickcisselCardinalidae92019+123%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae82019-73%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82019-38%2001

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