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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1983Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Boxville

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Boxville 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
House SparrowPasseridae2021983+20%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1871983+75%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae1071983-1%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1051983+241%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae851983+166%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae731983-23%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae721983+66%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae641983+2%1968
American RobinTurdidae631983+223%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae481983+107%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae441983+32%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae391983+218%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae311983+867%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae261983+511%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae211983+56%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae191983+69%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae191983-25%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae181983-53%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae171983+225%1969
Blue JayCorvidae161983+50%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae141983+40%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae141983+700%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae121983-60%1968
American CrowCorvidae111983-13%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae111983+225%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae111983+143%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae101983-45%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae101983-10%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae91983-60%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae91983+325%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae91983+350%1982
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae81983+171%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae71983+60%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae71983+23%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae71983+62%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae61983+200%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae51983-77%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51983-38%1981
Summer TanagerCardinalidae41983+0%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41976+100%1966

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