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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 24

Shelbyville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

81Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1978Span
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Bird Species Found on Kentucky Shelbyville

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shelbyville 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
Common GrackleIcteridae2471978-4%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1161978-40%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae881978+25%1968
American RobinTurdidae691978+11%1968
House SparrowPasseridae581978-40%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae211978-7%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae191978-43%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae151978+9%1968
Blue JayCorvidae141978-25%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae121978-38%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae101978-36%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae101978-32%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae91978-42%1968
American CrowCorvidae71978+14%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61977+38%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae61978-13%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae61978+67%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae61978-26%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae51978+150%1968
American KestrelFalconidae51978+27%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae51978-68%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51978-21%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae51978-8%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae51978+7%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae31978-5%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31978-67%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae31978+14%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31978-50%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31978+0%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae31978-69%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae31978-8%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae31978+17%1970
Green HeronArdeidae21978+43%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae21978+11%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21978-50%1967
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae21977+25%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae21977-50%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae21977-69%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae21969+100%1967
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21977+100%1970

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