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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 27

Lovelacevile Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Lovelacevile

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lovelacevile 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae133202512×2008
Common GrackleIcteridae562025-78%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae542025+37%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025-20%1969
American CrowCorvidae382025+3%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382025-16%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025+28%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242025-67%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232025-62%1969
European StarlingSturnidae202025+171%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-52%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202025+200%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025+187%1969
American RobinTurdidae172025+77%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162025+29%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+33%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025-17%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025-15%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-6%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+533%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+33%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae9202511×1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-94%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+383%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae82024+8%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-53%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-20%1969
Black VultureCathartidae72022+233%1990
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72024-9%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+39%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+75%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62025-57%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62025-77%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-25%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+320%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-11%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-53%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-62%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+0%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+140%1977

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