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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Mckee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
20Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Mckee

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mckee 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 StarlingSturnidae3062025+330%1969
American CrowCorvidae452025+77%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422025+93%1969
American RobinTurdidae382025+68%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae362025-65%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+530%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025+25%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae272025-37%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025+32%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252025+129%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025-8%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025-50%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+148%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025-19%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae162025-19%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162025+800%2023
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+46%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025-31%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae112023+14%1992
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102025+56%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-48%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+21%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025-8%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82025+14%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025+8%2023
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82023n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-55%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-41%1969
American KestrelFalconidae72025+450%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+343%1971
Kentucky WarblerParulidae72025+160%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+133%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+64%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-17%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-53%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025+50%1971
MallardAnatidae62024+200%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+153%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+233%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+113%1969

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