BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24
Glen Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Tennessee Glen
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 347 | 2024 | +479% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 56 | 2024 | +151% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 54 | 2024 | +107% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 42 | 2024 | -23% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 38 | 2024 | +227% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2024 | +671% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | +132% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 30 | 2024 | +56% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 29 | 2024 | -26% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | +309% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | +783% | 1971 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | +19% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | 15× | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2024 | +230% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +450% | 1968 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 12 | 2010 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 2024 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -31% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +225% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | +69% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | +47% | 1969 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 9 | 2024 | +433% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +250% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -48% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -56% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | +163% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -12% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +85% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 6 | 2019 | +60% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +64% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +533% | 1973 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2023 | +300% | 1977 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +16% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +160% | 2011 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +300% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.