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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Harbuck Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Harbuck

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Harbuck 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392023-36%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae28200128×1998
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae202023-49%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae192023+37%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182023-20%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182023+162%1996
American CrowCorvidae162023-14%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae142023+45%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142023+29%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112023-41%1996
Blue JayCorvidae92023+100%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae92023-13%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92023+267%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82023+140%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72023+25%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae72023-21%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae72023+88%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72023-21%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae72023+11%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+229%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae62023+150%1997
OvenbirdParulidae52023-73%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023+90%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52023+100%2004
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52023+400%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42013-19%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42023+114%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42023+17%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023+0%1998
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42023-71%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42023n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-25%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae32023-21%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae32023+25%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32023+167%1997
American RedstartParulidae32000-44%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-55%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32013+100%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22023+33%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22023+30%1996

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