BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24
Mcbrayer Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
48Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Mcbrayer
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 97 | 2024 | -9% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 69 | 2024 | -85% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 67 | 2024 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 52 | 2024 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 50 | 2024 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 45 | 2024 | +13% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | -55% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 22 | 2024 | -79% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 22 | 2024 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | +136% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2024 | 11× | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2024 | -44% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | -46% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2024 | -87% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | +37% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -8% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +29% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2023 | +214% | 1968 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2022 | +120% | 2007 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2022 | +30% | 1993 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 2004 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +250% | 1971 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 1986 | +67% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2024 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2024 | -95% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2019 | +167% | 1978 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +500% | 1990 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2021 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1973 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2024 | -90% | 1968 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +333% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -89% | 1968 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | -17% | 1969 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1988 | +0% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.