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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
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
American RedstartParulidae302025-35%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae252025+9%1972
Hooded WarblerParulidae192025-12%1972
American CrowCorvidae172025+49%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025-32%1972
Cerulean WarblerParulidae152025-66%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025-40%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025-47%1972
American RobinTurdidae112025+48%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-61%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025-11%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-60%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+70%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-6%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-82%1972
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+30%1972
OvenbirdParulidae82025-44%1972
Kentucky WarblerParulidae82025-48%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+82%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-70%1972
European StarlingSturnidae72025+40%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-7%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025-80%1972
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72025+767%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-55%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-51%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62018+20%2012
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae51998+400%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+50%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025-53%1972
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52025+0%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-75%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+100%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+11%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-77%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-74%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-69%1972
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42025+300%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+433%1990
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+25%1972

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