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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Pippa Passes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–1997Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Pippa Passes

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pippa Passes 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 VireoVireonidae651997+3%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae451997-8%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae421997-3%1994
OvenbirdParulidae391997+22%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae331997+28%1994
American RobinTurdidae291997+24%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae271997-6%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae261997-3%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae201997-12%1994
American CrowCorvidae191997+0%1994
Blue JayCorvidae161997+104%1994
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae161997-10%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae141997-32%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae131997+26%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae121997-28%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae121997-5%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae101997+24%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae91997+5%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae81997-19%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae81997+0%1994
Kentucky WarblerParulidae81997+11%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae81997-13%1994
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae71997-32%1994
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae71997+200%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae71997-46%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae71997+100%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae61997-24%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae61997-36%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae61997+29%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae61997-21%1994
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae61997-41%1994
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae61997+6%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae51997-25%1994
Cerulean WarblerParulidae51997+0%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae41997+89%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae41997-17%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41997+17%1994
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae41996+67%1993
Prairie WarblerParulidae41988n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae31997+0%1994

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