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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
12Years Surveyed
1966–1988Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Daniel Boone
Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 95 | 1988 | +153% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 53 | 1988 | +54% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 36 | 1988 | +103% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 31 | 1988 | -75% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 1988 | -3% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 27 | 1988 | -14% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 26 | 1988 | +14% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 19 | 1988 | +214% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 18 | 1988 | -73% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 1988 | +24% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 15 | 1988 | +82% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 1988 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 1988 | -16% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 14 | 1988 | -6% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 1988 | +52% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 1988 | -3% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 1988 | +30% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 1988 | -8% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 1988 | -54% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 1988 | -37% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 1988 | -31% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 1988 | -24% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1988 | +129% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1988 | -30% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 1988 | -68% | 1970 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 1984 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1988 | +8% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1988 | -11% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 1988 | +6% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1988 | +250% | 1980 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1988 | -39% | 1970 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1988 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1988 | -38% | 1981 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1988 | -44% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 1988 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1988 | +43% | 1982 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1988 | +83% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1988 | +186% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1988 | -36% | 1970 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1969 | +0% | 1966 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.