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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Million 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Million 2

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Million 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
Common GrackleIcteridae772024-21%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae762024+1%2010
American RobinTurdidae622024+8%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae602024+137%2010
European StarlingSturnidae582024-30%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462024+0%2010
American CrowCorvidae332024+13%2010
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322024+33%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312024-10%2010
Rock PigeonColumbidae302024+300%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024-38%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+5%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024-19%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+17%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024+53%2010
Blue JayCorvidae122024-23%2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+0%2010
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102024+75%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+73%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-22%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae82023+6%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+20%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-43%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+88%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+25%2011
House FinchFringillidae72024+18%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae72023+0%2010
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+210%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024+46%2010
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+57%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024+20%2010
Wood DuckAnatidae62019+100%2010
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52023+0%2011
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-31%2010
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-25%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-55%2010
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-67%2010
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024+73%2013
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+17%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+100%2010

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