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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Drakesboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.

102Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2003Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Drakesboro

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Drakesboro 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 StarlingSturnidae812003+186%1972
American RobinTurdidae542003+393%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae452003+18%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae381993+6%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae351993+123%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272003+143%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae232003-45%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae212003-31%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae171993+436%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae151993+327%1973
House SparrowPasseridae152003-5%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142003-49%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae142003+142%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae131993+75%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae122003+48%1972
American CrowCorvidae102003+121%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae82003+67%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82003+50%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae82003-52%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82003+71%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae81993+133%1984
Blue JayCorvidae72003+67%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae71993-35%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72003-45%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae72003+100%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72003+67%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62003+0%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62003-17%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62003+400%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52003-31%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52003+40%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52003-11%1972
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae51990+200%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae52003+200%1990
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42003-27%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae42003-57%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae41993+220%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae41990-54%1973
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42003+300%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32003+171%1972

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