BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Gesling Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

72Species Recorded

5Years Surveyed

1967–1973Span

3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Gesling

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gesling route.

Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	38	1973	-29%	1968
Common Grackle	Icteridae	35	1973	+914%	1968
American Robin	Turdidae	34	1973	+98%	1968
European Starling	Sturnidae	33	1973	+55%	1969
House Sparrow	Passeridae	27	1973	-11%	1968
Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	26	1973	+46%	1968
Wood Thrush	Turdidae	26	1973	+76%	1969
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	24	1973	-28%	1968
American Crow	Corvidae	23	1973	-11%	1968
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteriidae	21	1973	+8%	1968
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	20	1973	+87%	1969
Field Sparrow	Passerellidae	17	1973	+16%	1968
Common Yellowthroat	Parulidae	16	1973	+57%	1968
Yellow Warbler	Parulidae	16	1973	+220%	1969
American Goldfinch	Fringillidae	13	1973	-62%	1968
Prairie Warbler	Parulidae	13	1973	+800%	1969
Tufted Titmouse	Paridae	13	1973	+89%	1968
Carolina Wren	Troglodytidae	12	1973	+100%	1968
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	11	1973	+27%	1968
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	11	1973	-36%	1968
Eastern Bluebird	Turdidae	11	1973	-7%	1968
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	10	1973	+300%	1968
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	10	1973	+389%	1968
Eastern Phoebe	Tyrannidae	9	1973	+467%	1968
Acadian Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	9	1973	+325%	1968
Gray Catbird	Mimidae	9	1973	+75%	1968
White-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	9	1973	+78%	1969
Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	9	1973	-36%	1969
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	7	1973	+180%	1968
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Tyrannidae	7	1973	+144%	1968
Brown Thrasher	Mimidae	7	1973	+150%	1968
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Picidae	7	1973	+600%	1968
Chimney Swift	Apodidae	7	1973	+133%	1968
Killdeer	Charadriidae	7	1972	n/a	n/a
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	6	1973	+243%	1968
Blue-winged Warbler	Parulidae	6	1973	n/a	n/a
Eastern Towhee	Passerellidae	5	1973	+16%	1968
Purple Martin	Hirundinidae	5	1973	+25%	1968
Carolina Chickadee	Paridae	5	1973	+44%	1969
Scarlet Tanager	Cardinalidae	5	1973	+150%	1972

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