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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1966–2003Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Drakesboro
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 81 | 2003 | +186% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 54 | 2003 | +393% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2003 | +18% | 1972 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 1993 | +6% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 35 | 1993 | +123% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2003 | +143% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 23 | 2003 | -45% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2003 | -31% | 1973 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 1993 | +436% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 15 | 1993 | +327% | 1973 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 2003 | -5% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2003 | -49% | 1972 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2003 | +142% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 1993 | +75% | 1972 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 12 | 2003 | +48% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2003 | +121% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2003 | +67% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2003 | +50% | 1972 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 2003 | -52% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2003 | +71% | 1972 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 1993 | +133% | 1984 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2003 | +67% | 1972 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 1993 | -35% | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2003 | -45% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2003 | +100% | 1983 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2003 | +67% | 1986 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2003 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2003 | -17% | 1972 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 6 | 2003 | +400% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2003 | -31% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2003 | +40% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2003 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1990 | +200% | 1977 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 2003 | +200% | 1990 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2003 | -27% | 1972 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2003 | -57% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1993 | +220% | 1974 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 1990 | -54% | 1973 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2003 | +300% | 1987 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2003 | +171% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.