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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Sewell Shop Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Sewell Shop

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sewell Shop 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 StarlingSturnidae1372025+48%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae902025-60%1968
American RobinTurdidae822025+107%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae682025+392%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae552025+29%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae472025-10%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462025-22%1968
American CrowCorvidae412025-40%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402025+520%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae392025+226%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae38202512×1968
Blue JayCorvidae372025+63%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025-22%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-13%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172025+3%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae15202512×1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-83%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+8%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+92%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025-57%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025-77%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-60%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-20%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025+127%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+167%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+200%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+233%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+54%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025-16%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+218%1988
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+0%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-82%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-8%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+43%1973
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+500%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+33%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022+750%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42023-86%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-90%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+100%1972

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