BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28
Pine Ridge Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.
77Species Recorded
13Years Surveyed
1966–1978Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Kentucky Pine Ridge
Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 51 | 1978 | +18% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 43 | 1978 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 1978 | +47% | 1968 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 28 | 1978 | -11% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 27 | 1978 | +70% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 22 | 1978 | -23% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 22 | 1978 | +16% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 1978 | +26% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 20 | 1978 | -15% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 20 | 1978 | -30% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 19 | 1978 | +2% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 1978 | -25% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 1978 | +46% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 16 | 1978 | -30% | 1968 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 1978 | +60% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 15 | 1978 | -42% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1978 | -54% | 1968 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 1966 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 1978 | +39% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 1978 | +150% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 12 | 1978 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1978 | +86% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 1978 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 1978 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 1978 | +6% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 1978 | -38% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 1978 | +46% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 1978 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1978 | +400% | 1967 | |
| Cerulean Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1978 | -60% | 1970 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1978 | -28% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 8 | 1978 | -55% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 1978 | +47% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 1978 | -54% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 1978 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 1978 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 1978 | +9% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1977 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 1978 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1978 | -56% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.