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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 27

Shiloh Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
58Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
3Observers

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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162202518×1983
European StarlingSturnidae852025+357%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae812025+39%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572025-44%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae552025+22%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025-34%1969
American CrowCorvidae512025+56%1969
American RobinTurdidae382025+144%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025-53%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312025+657%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+77%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae272025-91%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-69%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192025+215%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+414%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192025+136%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae192025+400%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025+167%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025-49%1969
House SparrowPasseridae172025-13%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-86%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-56%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+188%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae142025-20%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+33%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+18%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025-35%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+567%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+150%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+178%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+143%1970
House FinchFringillidae82025+54%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-88%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-30%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-80%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62025-52%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+360%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+200%1973
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+300%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-61%1969

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