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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Elk Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
1970–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Elk Valley

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elk Valley 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222022-47%1972
American RedstartParulidae212022-51%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192022-28%1972
American CrowCorvidae182022+39%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae172022-11%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162022-85%1972
OvenbirdParulidae152022-51%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae142022-57%1972
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae132022+35%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112022-30%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92022-42%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92022-33%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae92022+400%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae82022-6%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72022-75%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72022-53%1972
Kentucky WarblerParulidae72022-61%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62022+20%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62022+55%1972
Hooded WarblerParulidae62022-59%1972
American RobinTurdidae62022+38%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62018+20%2012
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae51998+400%1970
Blue JayCorvidae52022-40%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52022+50%1972
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52022+400%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52022-83%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52022+88%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42022-13%1972
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42022-88%1972
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42022-81%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022-77%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42022-4%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42022+73%1974
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32022+60%1972
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+25%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022+48%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32022-74%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22003-50%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae22022+100%1992

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