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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Million Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 20 survey years, no longer active.

86Species 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 →
1966–1986Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Million

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Million 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 GrackleIcteridae1581986-33%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1501986-12%1968
American CrowCorvidae661986+40%1968
American RobinTurdidae621986+568%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae501986+61%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae401986+100%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae371986-21%1968
House SparrowPasseridae341986+13%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae311986+97%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae301986+56%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae281986+137%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae271986+2%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae261986+377%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae171986+253%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae151986-5%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae141986-46%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae111986+91%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae101986-13%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae101986-42%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae71986-29%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae71986+58%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae71986-41%1968
Blue JayCorvidae61986-10%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61986-48%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae61986+225%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae61986+280%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51985+138%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae51985+80%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41986-46%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41984+50%1967
Tufted TitmouseParidae41986-55%1968
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae41986+0%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae31976+0%1967
American KestrelFalconidae31986+0%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31986-76%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae31986-8%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae31986-60%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31986+50%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31986-17%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae31981+200%1976

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