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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Kehoe Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.

92Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1992Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Kehoe

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kehoe 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae781992+324%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae761992+34%1968
American RobinTurdidae481992+441%1968
American CrowCorvidae431992+171%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae411992+37%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae361992+88%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae351992+121%1968
European StarlingSturnidae311992+202%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae311992+272%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae271992+606%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae271992-48%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae261992+52%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae251992-7%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae251992+275%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae221992+411%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae191992+12%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae171992+170%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae171992+13%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae161992+80%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae161992-8%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae151992-8%1968
House SparrowPasseridae141992+171%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae141992+111%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae141992+225%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae131992+10%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae121992+220%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae121992-15%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae121992+45%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae121992+483%1972
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae121992+183%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae111992+700%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae101992+333%1973
Blue JayCorvidae81992+667%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae81992+110%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae71992+83%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae71992-35%1974
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae71992+150%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae71992n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae61983+167%1979
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae51992-14%1973

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