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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Daniel Boone Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1988Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Daniel Boone

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Daniel Boone 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
American CrowCorvidae951988+153%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae531988+54%1970
American RobinTurdidae361988+103%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae311988-75%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae281988-3%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae271988-14%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae261988+14%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae191988+214%1970
House SparrowPasseridae181988-73%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae171988+24%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae151988+82%1970
Blue JayCorvidae151988-33%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae141988-16%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae141988-6%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae131988+52%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae131988-3%1970
European StarlingSturnidae121988+30%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae121988-8%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae111988-54%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae91988-37%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae71988-31%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae71988-24%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae71988+129%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae61988-30%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae61988-68%1970
Green HeronArdeidae51984+100%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae51988+8%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae51988-11%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae51988+6%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41988+250%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae41988-39%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae41988-38%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae41988-38%1981
Carolina ChickadeeParidae41988-44%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae41988-29%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae41988+43%1982
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae41988+83%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31988+186%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae31988-36%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31969+0%1966

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