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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Beattyville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.

86Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2001Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Beattyville

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Beattyville 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 StarlingSturnidae822001+482%1968
American CrowCorvidae602001+122%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412001-5%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae382001+100%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362001+4%1968
American RobinTurdidae322001+83%1968
House SparrowPasseridae282001-14%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae262001+100%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212001-21%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae202001+214%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192001-26%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae182001+68%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae182001+19%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182001-54%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182001+81%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae142001-23%1968
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae141978+500%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae132001-30%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92001-61%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae92001-30%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92001-15%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae92001-24%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82001-15%1968
Blue JayCorvidae82001+17%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82001-52%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82001-77%1968
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72001+100%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72001-54%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae72001-14%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72001+433%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae52000+40%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52000-59%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52001-84%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52001+15%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42001-57%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42001-79%1970
Prairie WarblerParulidae41992-81%1969
OvenbirdParulidae42001+0%1968
American RedstartParulidae41999-31%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32001-9%1968

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