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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Levee 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2007–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Levee 2

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Levee 2 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 StarlingSturnidae1072019+19%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae762019+64%2010
American RobinTurdidae752019+18%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae512019+152%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae412019+565%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402019+25%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae392019+34%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362019-9%2010
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae322019+260%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282019+22%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272019+57%2010
Song SparrowPasserellidae262019-17%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae242019+220%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae232019+278%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232019+51%2010
American CrowCorvidae222019+22%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212019+127%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192019+131%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae182019+64%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae162019-31%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162019+333%2010
Blue JayCorvidae152019+136%2010
American GoldfinchFringillidae142019+90%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122019+18%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae11201912×2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae102019+16%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae102019+700%2008
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92019+263%2008
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae92019+400%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82019+233%2010
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae82019+300%2007
House SparrowPasseridae82019-58%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72019+133%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae72019+50%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72019+29%2010
Hooded WarblerParulidae72019+933%2008
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62019+350%2010
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62019+183%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae62019+110%2010
Cerulean WarblerParulidae62019+200%2017

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