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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Mcbrayer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Mcbrayer

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcbrayer 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 StarlingSturnidae872025-71%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae732025-86%1968
American RobinTurdidae472025-26%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae422025-82%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025+20%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242025-52%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025+129%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025-62%1968
American CrowCorvidae202025-81%1968
House SparrowPasseridae192025-83%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182025-35%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae18202511×1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-72%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+23%1968
House FinchFringillidae142025+700%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-86%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+286%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+17%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+27%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025-54%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102025-61%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+11%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025-79%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82022+120%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-69%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+100%1987
Canada GooseAnatidae72022+30%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025+60%1983
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae62024+500%2004
Wood DuckAnatidae51986+67%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-36%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+29%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42019+167%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+250%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+0%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae32025-42%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+100%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21988+0%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22017-87%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae22025-88%1968

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