BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24
Levee Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.
89Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1966–1982Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Levee
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 63 | 1982 | +6% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 61 | 1982 | +85% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 59 | 1982 | -65% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 55 | 1982 | +128% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 48 | 1982 | +119% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 46 | 1982 | +59% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 42 | 1982 | -4% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 36 | 1982 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 30 | 1982 | +129% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 27 | 1982 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 1982 | +119% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 22 | 1982 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 22 | 1982 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 1982 | -58% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 16 | 1982 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 1982 | +217% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 14 | 1982 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 1982 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 1982 | -28% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 1982 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1982 | +25% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1982 | +5% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 1982 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 1982 | +278% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1982 | +246% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 1982 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1982 | -71% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 1982 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 1982 | -51% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 1982 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1982 | +133% | 1975 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1982 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1982 | +75% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 1982 | +75% | 1976 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 1982 | +83% | 1974 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 5 | 1982 | -22% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1982 | -43% | 1971 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1980 | +300% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1982 | -54% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 1982 | +129% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.