BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24
Gatewood Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
46Years Surveyed
1966–2019Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Gatewood
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 45 | 2019 | -16% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2019 | -31% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 43 | 2019 | +37% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 41 | 2019 | -17% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 41 | 2019 | +170% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2019 | +250% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2019 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2019 | +34% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2019 | +5% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 2019 | -3% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 19 | 2019 | -22% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 17 | 2019 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 14 | 2019 | -80% | 1968 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 12 | 2019 | +229% | 1974 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2019 | +127% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2019 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2019 | +72% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2019 | +121% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 11 | 2019 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2019 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 10 | 2019 | -90% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2018 | -33% | 2015 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2019 | -92% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2019 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | +82% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2019 | -75% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 2019 | -9% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 7 | 2019 | -67% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2019 | -42% | 1968 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2019 | +80% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2018 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | +30% | 1973 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2019 | +200% | 1971 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2019 | +100% | 1983 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2019 | +113% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2019 | -39% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2019 | -25% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2019 | -42% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.