BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24
Goshen Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
95Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1966–1999Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Goshen
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 137 | 1999 | -54% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 133 | 1999 | +121% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 89 | 1999 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 52 | 1999 | +54% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 47 | 1999 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 46 | 1999 | +86% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 42 | 1999 | -20% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 38 | 1999 | +5% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 38 | 1999 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 35 | 1999 | -48% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 1999 | -11% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 26 | 1999 | +62% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 24 | 1999 | -38% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 22 | 1999 | -47% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 19 | 1999 | -73% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 1999 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 1999 | +12% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 1999 | +400% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 1999 | +131% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 1999 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1999 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 9 | 1999 | -63% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1999 | -66% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 1999 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 9 | 1999 | -31% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1999 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 1999 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1999 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 1999 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1999 | +380% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 1999 | -24% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 1999 | +129% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1999 | -24% | 1968 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1992 | -93% | 1968 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1999 | -39% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 1999 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 1999 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 1999 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 1999 | -71% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.