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BBS Route · Kentucky · BCR 28

Sunnybrook Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kentucky Sunnybrook

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sunnybrook 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 StarlingSturnidae792022-16%1974
American CrowCorvidae502022+4%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae392022+49%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312022+1%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312022+151%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302022-38%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae262022+85%1974
American RobinTurdidae202022-19%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182022+47%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152022-57%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152022+21%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae152022+39%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae142022-90%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142022-62%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132022+6%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122022+680%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae112022+163%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112022+460%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102022+280%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102022-50%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae92022-39%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92022-25%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82022+73%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82022+35%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae82022-56%1974
House SparrowPasseridae82022-89%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae72022-47%1974
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72022+70%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72022+133%1992
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62022+350%1976
Blue JayCorvidae62022-44%1974
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62021+60%1976
KilldeerCharadriidae62022+8%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62022+117%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52022-61%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52022-37%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae52022-15%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52022+7%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae52022-56%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52022-33%1974

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