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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 27 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 →
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 →
1976–2024Span
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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412024+204%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024+49%1978
European StarlingSturnidae262024+271%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae262024+41%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242024-25%1978
American RobinTurdidae222024+34%1978
American CrowCorvidae202024+51%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192024+433%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192024+112%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+28%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+214%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+0%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+173%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae142024-18%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142024+27%1978
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-15%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132024-43%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132024+20%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+460%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+48%1978
OvenbirdParulidae102024+240%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+5%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-29%1978
Blue JayCorvidae72024+200%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-27%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72024+65%1978
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72024+43%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+0%1978
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+20%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+150%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-55%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024-80%1978
Prairie WarblerParulidae52024-5%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52022+11%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae52016+400%2006
House FinchFringillidae52023+400%2016
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+50%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+175%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-52%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+0%1978

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