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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Climer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2004Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Climer

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

Species recorded on the Climer 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 StarlingSturnidae1852004+218%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1262004+600%1969
American RobinTurdidae1092004+565%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae672004+55%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae622004+156%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae612004+87%1969
House SparrowPasseridae592004+66%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae542004+308%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae542004+200%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae522004+120%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae512004+435%1969
American CrowCorvidae402004+172%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382004+32%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae362004+622%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342004+406%1969
Blue JayCorvidae332004+67%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae292004+620%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282004-57%1969
House FinchFringillidae16200413×1992
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142004-44%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142004+68%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132004+3%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae122004+425%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92004+213%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82004+220%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82004-30%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82004+300%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae72004-58%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72004+171%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62004-21%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae62004-25%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae62004+91%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52004+17%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52002+175%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52004+60%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52004-35%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52004+260%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42004+0%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42004-72%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae32004+17%1969

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