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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 19 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2024Span
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
American CrowCorvidae332024-30%1991
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282024+70%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024+71%1991
OvenbirdParulidae202024-34%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+357%1991
Hooded WarblerParulidae132024+123%2004
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae102024+121%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-17%1991
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+50%2005
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024-17%1991
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72024+92%1991
Red CrossbillFringillidae72024+225%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+250%2006
VeeryTurdidae62024+71%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-77%1991
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52024-61%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024+100%2010
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-61%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-22%2004
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024-9%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024+4%1991
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+50%2005
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32019-46%1991
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-29%1991
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32024+0%1991
Canada WarblerParulidae32017+56%2013
Brown CreeperCerthiidae32023+0%2005
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32023+0%2006
Barred OwlStrigidae32018+100%2011
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-24%2006
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024+13%2010
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32024n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-67%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22024+88%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+50%2004
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22024-31%1991
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae22024-14%2004
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae22024-13%1991
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22024+0%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22024+50%1991

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