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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Lebanon Junction Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Lebanon Junction

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lebanon Junction 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
American RobinTurdidae472025+7%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462025-25%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025-18%2002
European StarlingSturnidae412025-50%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352025+0%2002
American CrowCorvidae262025-50%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-11%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-41%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-38%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-46%2002
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025+23%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-62%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+60%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025-14%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+20%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+133%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025+63%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+83%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025+75%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-4%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-47%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025+14%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-67%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+33%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+2%2002
Black VultureCathartidae92024+243%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-59%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-41%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72025-25%2005
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-24%2002
Wood DuckAnatidae72010+33%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+36%2002
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62025+200%2008
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025-17%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-37%2002
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024-9%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-50%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025-35%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-50%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-31%2005

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