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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Cades Cove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Cades Cove

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cades Cove 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025+61%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025+74%1991
OvenbirdParulidae192025-19%1991
American CrowCorvidae182025-47%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+25%1991
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae132025+186%1991
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae102025+108%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+236%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025-30%1991
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+154%2004
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+100%2005
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+18%1991
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52024-61%1991
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+17%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-43%2006
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-19%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+38%1991
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025-44%1991
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-11%1991
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-50%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+80%1991
Red CrossbillFringillidae42025+225%2006
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025-83%2006
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025+78%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-7%2010
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32019-46%1991
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-42%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+100%2004
Canada WarblerParulidae32017+56%2013
Barred OwlStrigidae32018+100%2011
Prairie WarblerParulidae32025+200%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-67%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-74%1991
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae22025-29%2004
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae22025-67%1991
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae22025+0%1991
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22025+20%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22024+50%1991
VeeryTurdidae22025+71%2004
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae21990n/an/a

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