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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 40 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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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
European StarlingSturnidae3962025+382%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1662025+232%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae692025-41%1970
American RobinTurdidae652025+468%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae612025+17%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae44202512×2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422025-40%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae372025+416%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae342025+239%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae322025-88%1970
Black VultureCathartidae232024+550%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025-3%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae192025+800%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae182025+0%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025-59%1970
House SparrowPasseridae172025-88%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025-77%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+5%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+350%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+76%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-50%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+311%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+175%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-66%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+675%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae82025-60%2005
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72025+140%2000
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+233%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-39%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-36%1970
Blue JayCorvidae52024-84%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-60%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-27%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+43%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae5202421×2011
DickcisselCardinalidae42025-87%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae42021-44%1971
American KestrelFalconidae32025+33%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-84%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025-23%1970

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.