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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Paintsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

82Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–1995Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Paintsville

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Paintsville 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae1301995+99%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1281995+194%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae881995+215%1983
American RobinTurdidae881995+383%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae821995+54%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae671995+320%1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae671995+138%1983
Carolina ChickadeeParidae611995+252%1983
European StarlingSturnidae541995+248%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae511995+531%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae471995+384%1983
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae371995+94%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae361995-36%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae341995-7%1983
American CrowCorvidae331995+10%1983
Blue JayCorvidae311995+235%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae311995+114%1983
Eastern TowheePasserellidae281995+311%1983
White-eyed VireoVireonidae281995-2%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae251995+7%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae241995+81%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae231995+340%1983
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae221995+71%1983
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae221995+438%1983
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae201995+150%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae191995+4%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae181995+74%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae181995-46%1983
OvenbirdParulidae171995-37%1983
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae171995+84%1983
Prairie WarblerParulidae131995-23%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae121995+91%1983
Orchard OrioleIcteridae101995+122%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae81995-54%1983
Kentucky WarblerParulidae81995-48%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae81995+100%1993
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae71995-36%1983
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae61995-60%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61995-53%1983
Hooded WarblerParulidae61995+29%1983

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