BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28
Fish Springs Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.
110Species Recorded
53Years Surveyed
1966–2023Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Tennessee Fish Springs
Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 50 | 2023 | +58% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 33 | 2023 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2023 | +6% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 29 | 2023 | +115% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 25 | 2023 | +19% | 1968 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 20 | 2023 | +148% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 20 | 2023 | +31% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 19 | 2023 | +107% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2023 | -24% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2023 | +200% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2023 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2023 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2023 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 12 | 2023 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2023 | -3% | 1968 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2023 | +92% | 1968 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 10 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | +25% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2023 | +136% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2023 | +150% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2023 | +150% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2023 | +450% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +267% | 2001 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 1995 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +233% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -22% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -22% | 1968 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | -40% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2022 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +10% | 1969 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2017 | -44% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.