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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Riverqueen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2007–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Riverqueen

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Riverqueen 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae712024+42%2014
European StarlingSturnidae502024-74%2009
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024+1%2009
American CrowCorvidae422024-18%2009
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae352024-34%2009
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae332024-22%2009
American RobinTurdidae272024-37%2009
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024+14%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024-11%2009
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202024-19%2009
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024-25%2009
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192024-62%2009
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172024-36%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024-36%2009
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142024-3%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024+146%2009
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+0%2009
Field SparrowPasserellidae122024-38%2009
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024-17%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102024-72%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024-38%2009
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-32%2009
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+12%2009
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+90%2010
Blue JayCorvidae92024+42%2009
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024-27%2009
Northern ParulaParulidae92024+85%2013
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+113%2009
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024+63%2009
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-73%2009
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-56%2009
Common GrackleIcteridae72024+29%2009
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024-53%2009
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-60%2009
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024-27%2009
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-22%2009
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62024+200%2013
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62024+250%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae52024-74%2009
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-70%2009

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