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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 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Joy

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Joy 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae992023+147%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae722023-8%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae502023-56%1968
American CrowCorvidae472023-57%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432023-52%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae392023+307%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae362023-56%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae322023+145%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae322023+28%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae312023+618%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262023-34%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae262023+18%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae222023+67%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202009n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162023+225%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae152023-94%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae152023+10%2009
Field SparrowPasserellidae142023+10%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142023+411%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae142023-36%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132023+72%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132023-85%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae132023+8%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132023+78%1983
Northern ParulaParulidae132023+414%1992
European StarlingSturnidae122023-59%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122023-84%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112023-23%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112023-29%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112023+48%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112023+800%1982
Kentucky WarblerParulidae112023+317%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102023+320%1969
House SparrowPasseridae102023-93%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102023-87%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102022+175%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92023+77%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92023+25%1968
American RobinTurdidae82023+127%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72023+180%1983

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