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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.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

16Years Surveyed

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.

Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	78	1992	+324%	1968
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	76	1992	+34%	1968
American Robin	Turdidae	48	1992	+441%	1968
American Crow	Corvidae	43	1992	+171%	1968
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	41	1992	+37%	1968
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	36	1992	+88%	1968
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	35	1992	+121%	1968
European Starling	Sturnidae	31	1992	+202%	1968
Common Yellowthroat	Parulidae	31	1992	+272%	1968
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	27	1992	+606%	1968
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteriidae	27	1992	-48%	1968
Carolina Wren	Troglodytidae	26	1992	+52%	1968
Common Grackle	Icteridae	25	1992	-7%	1968
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	25	1992	+275%	1968
Carolina Chickadee	Paridae	22	1992	+411%	1968
Wood Thrush	Turdidae	19	1992	+12%	1968
Field Sparrow	Passerellidae	17	1992	+170%	1968
White-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	17	1992	+13%	1968
Eastern Phoebe	Tyrannidae	16	1992	+80%	1968
Tufted Titmouse	Paridae	16	1992	-8%	1968
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	15	1992	-8%	1968
House Sparrow	Passeridae	14	1992	+171%	1968
Killdeer	Charadriidae	14	1992	+111%	1973
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	14	1992	+225%	1973
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	13	1992	+10%	1968
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Tyrannidae	12	1992	+220%	1968
American Goldfinch	Fringillidae	12	1992	-15%	1968
Eastern Towhee	Passerellidae	12	1992	+45%	1968
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptilidae	12	1992	+483%	1972
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireonidae	12	1992	+183%	1975
Downy Woodpecker	Picidae	11	1992	+700%	1972
Scarlet Tanager	Cardinalidae	10	1992	+333%	1973
Blue Jay	Corvidae	8	1992	+667%	1972
Brown Thrasher	Mimidae	8	1992	+110%	1973
Gray Catbird	Mimidae	7	1992	+83%	1968
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Picidae	7	1992	-35%	1974
Yellow-throated Warbler	Parulidae	7	1992	+150%	1980
Cliff Swallow	Hirundinidae	7	1992	n/a	n/a
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Hirundinidae	6	1983	+167%	1979
Acadian Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	5	1992	-14%	1973

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