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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Morganfield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2022–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Morganfield

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Morganfield 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 CrowCorvidae1122025+15%2023
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae772025-40%2023
Common GrackleIcteridae442025+11%2023
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392025-5%2023
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025-22%2023
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025-19%2023
Great EgretArdeidae23202523×2024
Field SparrowPasserellidae172025-21%2023
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+127%2023
European StarlingSturnidae162025+129%2023
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-13%2023
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+10%2023
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+78%2023
DickcisselCardinalidae132025-25%2023
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+59%2023
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+233%2023
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-36%2023
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-39%2023
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025-41%2023
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025+125%2024
Barred OwlStrigidae82025+260%2023
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+0%2023
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-16%2023
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-53%2023
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025-5%2023
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72025+250%2023
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+21%2023
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025-52%2023
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-11%2023
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+60%2023
Blue JayCorvidae62025-11%2023
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+200%2022
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+50%2022
American RobinTurdidae62025+89%2023
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae62025n/an/a
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+367%2023
House FinchFringillidae52024n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+33%2022
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025-39%2023
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025+300%2023

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