BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24
Joy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
112Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1966–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Joy
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 99 | 2023 | +147% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 72 | 2023 | -8% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 50 | 2023 | -56% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 47 | 2023 | -57% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 43 | 2023 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 39 | 2023 | +307% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2023 | -56% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2023 | +145% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 32 | 2023 | +28% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 31 | 2023 | +618% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 26 | 2023 | -34% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 26 | 2023 | +18% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 22 | 2023 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 20 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2023 | +225% | 1983 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | -94% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 15 | 2023 | +10% | 2009 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2023 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 14 | 2023 | +411% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2023 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2023 | +72% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 13 | 2023 | -85% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2023 | +8% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2023 | +78% | 1983 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 13 | 2023 | +414% | 1992 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2023 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2023 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2023 | -23% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2023 | -29% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2023 | +48% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2023 | +800% | 1982 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2023 | +317% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +320% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2023 | -93% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2023 | -87% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2022 | +175% | 1995 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | +77% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2023 | +25% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2023 | +127% | 1968 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 7 | 2023 | +180% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.