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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Dixie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 30 survey years, no longer active.

99Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Dixie

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dixie 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
European StarlingSturnidae1112019+252%1969
American RobinTurdidae602019+306%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae462019-84%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322019+91%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312019+1%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242019-21%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae24201911×1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae212019+264%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae192019-18%1969
American CrowCorvidae172019+5%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172019-17%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162019-26%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162019+12%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152019-65%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae122019-53%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112019+350%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112019+7%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112019-79%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae102019-36%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae102019+58%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae102019+50%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae102019+79%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102018+533%1970
Blue JayCorvidae92019+55%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82019+171%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae82019+350%1981
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62019+200%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52019-58%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52019+18%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae52019+24%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae51968n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52019-36%1983
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52019+122%1983
Black VultureCathartidae52019+200%2016
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42019-47%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae42019+122%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42019+4%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42018+0%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae42019+20%1973
Wood DuckAnatidae41983n/an/a

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