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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Keysburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Keysburg

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Keysburg 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2512024+246%1970
European StarlingSturnidae1092024+269%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae642024+17%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae552024-40%1970
American RobinTurdidae472024+386%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402024-40%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae382024+316%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302024+5%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024+2%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae282024+967%2000
House SparrowPasseridae242024-90%1970
Black VultureCathartidae232024+550%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-80%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae182024-85%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024+340%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae162024+11%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024+77%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152024-50%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+0%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+833%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+81%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae112024+525%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+740%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+267%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92022-8%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-56%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+64%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+175%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-27%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-39%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024-43%1970
Blue JayCorvidae52024-84%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+250%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae5202421×2011
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+200%1971
American KestrelFalconidae42024+17%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-46%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-71%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae42021-44%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae42021-23%2005

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