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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Dixon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Dixon

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dixon 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-2%2008
European StarlingSturnidae282024+50%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282024-21%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242024-28%2008
American CrowCorvidae172024-43%2008
American RobinTurdidae152024-31%2008
Prairie WarblerParulidae132022+520%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024+107%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024-59%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024-61%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae122022+155%2013
DickcisselCardinalidae122022-53%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024+6%2008
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112024+42%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+533%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024-73%2008
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+7%2008
House SparrowPasseridae92024+105%2008
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+18%2008
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82022+158%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+50%2008
Blue JayCorvidae72024+20%2012
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024-33%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae72022-29%2008
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72022+75%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+67%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-7%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-74%2008
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024+47%2008
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024-13%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+130%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52017+20%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-46%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-68%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-8%2008
Gray CatbirdMimidae42022+133%2019
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+300%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+240%2012
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+0%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-35%2008

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