BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24
Boxville Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.
88Species Recorded
13Years Surveyed
1966–1983Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Boxville
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 202 | 1983 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 187 | 1983 | +75% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 107 | 1983 | -1% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 105 | 1983 | +241% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 85 | 1983 | +166% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 73 | 1983 | -23% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 72 | 1983 | +66% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 64 | 1983 | +2% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 63 | 1983 | +223% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 48 | 1983 | +107% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 44 | 1983 | +32% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 39 | 1983 | +218% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 31 | 1983 | +867% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 26 | 1983 | +511% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 21 | 1983 | +56% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 19 | 1983 | +69% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 19 | 1983 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 18 | 1983 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 17 | 1983 | +225% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 1983 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 1983 | +40% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 1983 | +700% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 1983 | -60% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 11 | 1983 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1983 | +225% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 1983 | +143% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 1983 | -45% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 1983 | -10% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1983 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 1983 | +325% | 1975 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 1983 | +350% | 1982 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 1983 | +171% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 1983 | +60% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 7 | 1983 | +23% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 1983 | +62% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 1983 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 1983 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1983 | -38% | 1981 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1983 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1976 | +100% | 1966 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.