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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Phelps Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–1997Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Phelps

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Phelps 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae711997-6%1993
European StarlingSturnidae381997+102%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae381997+31%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae361997+5%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae281997-27%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae281997-17%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae251997+31%1993
American RobinTurdidae241997+84%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae231997+9%1993
American CrowCorvidae201997+23%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae171997-25%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae151997+13%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae141997+68%1993
Hooded WarblerParulidae131997+71%1993
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae121997-33%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae121997-34%1993
Blue JayCorvidae111997+4%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101997-16%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae101997-22%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91997-8%1993
Kentucky WarblerParulidae91997-40%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae91997-4%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae91997-15%1993
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae81997-9%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae81997+55%1994
OvenbirdParulidae71997+22%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae61997-52%1993
House SparrowPasseridae61997-75%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae51997-62%1993
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae51996+17%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41997-25%1993
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae41997-31%1993
American RedstartParulidae41997-40%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae41997-63%1993
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41997+75%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae41997-38%1995
House FinchFringillidae41997-33%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31997-28%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31997-8%1993
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae31997-26%1993

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