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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Cumberlnd Gp Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2018Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Cumberlnd Gp

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cumberlnd Gp 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
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae872018+530%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae712018+6%1968
American CrowCorvidae632018+364%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae582018-40%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae482018+179%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae412018+235%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae392018+125%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae372018+94%1978
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae352018+738%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312018+33%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae302018+32%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae252018-68%1968
Blue JayCorvidae242018-49%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae242018+81%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae21201812×1980
American RobinTurdidae192018-35%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae182018+100%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182018+21%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae172018-83%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae172018+575%1981
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162018-31%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162018+92%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162018-10%1994
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae132018+78%1980
European StarlingSturnidae122016-67%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122018-28%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122018-6%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112018-53%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112018-84%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102018+80%1968
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae102018+62%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102018+114%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae92018+250%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92018+167%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92018-12%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae82018+400%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82018-21%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae82018+820%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82018+225%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae72018-50%1968

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