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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Carter Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Carter

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carter 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025+59%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025-16%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae252025+36%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+22%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+220%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae172025+92%1978
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+21%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142025+106%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025+148%1978
OvenbirdParulidae132025+260%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+189%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025+2%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+3%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+44%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025+124%1978
European StarlingSturnidae92025+218%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-31%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+10%1978
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae92025-17%1978
American RobinTurdidae92025+17%1978
American CrowCorvidae82025+11%1978
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+50%1978
Hooded WarblerParulidae82025+90%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-29%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-52%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025-5%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-46%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+167%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+10%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+60%2013
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+6%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-55%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae52016+400%2006
House FinchFringillidae52023+400%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-52%1978
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+50%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-58%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+200%1978
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42025-17%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-36%1979

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.