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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24

Indian Mound Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.

95Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1998Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Indian Mound

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Indian Mound 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
European StarlingSturnidae871998+72%1968
American RobinTurdidae651998+360%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae421998+22%1968
American CrowCorvidae411998-11%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae291998+69%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae281998-23%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae281998+318%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae261998-4%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae231998+122%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae211998+47%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae211998+71%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae211998+159%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae201998-38%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae191998-3%1968
Blue JayCorvidae171998-51%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae151998+74%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae131998+0%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae131998+9%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae121998-91%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae121998-76%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae111998-70%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae111998-12%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae111998+68%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae101998-81%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae91998+2%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae91998-15%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae91998+118%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae81998+214%1969
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae81991+300%1976
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae61991+140%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae61998-24%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae61998+200%1974
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae51998+61%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae51998-84%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae51998+140%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae51998+22%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae51998-18%1968
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae41991+40%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae41998+167%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31998+57%1968

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