BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 27

Shiloh Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Shiloh

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shiloh 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 StarlingSturnidae722023+402%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae47202424×1983
American RobinTurdidae462023+138%1969
House SparrowPasseridae392023-6%1969
American CrowCorvidae212024+65%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182024-41%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae172023+413%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024+23%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024-24%1969
Blue JayCorvidae132023-41%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+457%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae82023+450%1972
House FinchFringillidae82023+54%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72023-90%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72023+122%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae62023+138%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+460%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62023+150%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023-65%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024+314%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-64%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+58%1969
MallardAnatidae52008+150%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+25%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+208%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+39%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae42023-94%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024+39%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024+59%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024-64%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42023-26%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+150%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-29%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+79%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+86%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42011+33%2008
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42023+300%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-20%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+333%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+147%1969

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