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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 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Gatewood

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

Species recorded on the Gatewood 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452019-16%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452019-31%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae432019+37%1968
European StarlingSturnidae412019-17%1968
American RobinTurdidae412019+170%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322019+250%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242019-52%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232019+34%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae202019+5%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192019-3%1968
American CrowCorvidae192019-22%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172019+10%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142019-80%1968
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae122019+229%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122019+127%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae122019-53%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae122019+72%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae122019+121%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112019-55%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102019-41%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102019-90%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102018-33%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae92019-92%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92019-47%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82019+82%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae82019-75%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae82019-9%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae72019-67%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae72019-42%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52019+80%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42018+67%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae42019+30%1973
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42019+300%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42019+200%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae42019+100%1983
American KestrelFalconidae32019+113%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32019-33%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32019-39%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32019-25%1968
House SparrowPasseridae32019-42%1968

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