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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24

Belotes Bend Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 49 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2018Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Belotes Bend

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

Species recorded on the Belotes Bend 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae772018+90%1968
European StarlingSturnidae572018+69%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae402018+46%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392018+209%1968
American CrowCorvidae352018+4%1968
American RobinTurdidae292018+742%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232018+108%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232018-64%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202018+75%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae182018+76%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172018-15%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae152018+3%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae152018-95%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152018-31%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142018-13%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122018-25%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122018+94%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102018+156%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92018+138%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae92018-7%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92018+53%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae82018+15%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72018+100%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72018-79%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae62018+100%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62018+8%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52018-60%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52018+89%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52018-76%1968
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52009+60%1974
Blue JayCorvidae42018-64%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae42018-84%1968
Black VultureCathartidae42018+325%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42018+75%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae32018-40%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32017+50%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32018-91%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae31991-53%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32018+25%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32018-35%1968

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