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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 17 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2007–2025Span
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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
European StarlingSturnidae812025-52%2009
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae622025+124%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+18%2009
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025-35%2009
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025-5%2009
American RobinTurdidae292025-21%2009
American CrowCorvidae282025-19%2009
Common YellowthroatParulidae242025-15%2009
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232025-21%2009
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212025-39%2009
Field SparrowPasserellidae192025-18%2009
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025-59%2009
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025-4%2009
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-51%2009
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+12%2009
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025-2%2009
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+35%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-36%2009
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025+100%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025-15%2009
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+26%2009
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112025+18%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102024-72%2009
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-47%2009
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-46%2009
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-40%2009
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+115%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-17%2009
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-28%2009
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-17%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-38%2009
Blue JayCorvidae62025+19%2009
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+33%2009
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025-53%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+433%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-6%2009
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-57%2009
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+31%2009
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+57%2009
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025+250%2016

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.