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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Monticello Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Monticello

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Monticello 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
American CrowCorvidae392022-1%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362022-45%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae362022-10%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322022-25%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322022+28%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae212022+21%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202022-2%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae192022+67%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182022+63%1992
Prairie WarblerParulidae182022-23%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae162022+82%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae142022-57%1992
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae142022-23%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112022-60%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112022+28%1994
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae102022+18%1992
American RobinTurdidae102022-48%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102022+113%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82022+75%1992
Blue JayCorvidae82022-28%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82022-49%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82022+625%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82014+200%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae72022-24%1992
Hooded WarblerParulidae72022+75%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72022-28%1992
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62022-8%1992
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62022+0%1992
Gray CatbirdMimidae62022-12%1992
Wood ThrushTurdidae62022-76%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62022-38%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52022-71%1992
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52022-76%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae52021+33%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae41968n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae42022-19%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42022+0%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42022-35%1992
House SparrowPasseridae42022-76%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42022+0%1992

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