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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 30 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1967–2019Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Dixie
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 111 | 2019 | +252% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 60 | 2019 | +306% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 46 | 2019 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 32 | 2019 | +91% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2019 | +1% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2019 | -21% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2019 | 11× | 1981 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 21 | 2019 | +264% | 2002 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2019 | -18% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2019 | +5% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 17 | 2019 | -17% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2019 | -26% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 16 | 2019 | +12% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2019 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 12 | 2019 | -53% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2019 | +350% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2019 | +7% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2019 | -79% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | +58% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2019 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2019 | +79% | 1971 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 2018 | +533% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2019 | +55% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | +171% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2019 | +350% | 1981 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2019 | +200% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2019 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +18% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | +24% | 1969 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2019 | -36% | 1983 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | +122% | 1983 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2019 | +200% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2019 | -47% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2019 | +122% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2019 | +4% | 1969 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2018 | +0% | 1973 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2019 | +20% | 1973 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 1983 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.