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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Jefferson Cty Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 39 survey years, no longer active.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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2011Span
13Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Jefferson Cty

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jefferson Cty 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae98201113×1971
Canada GooseAnatidae612006+12%1994
European StarlingSturnidae572011-18%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae572011+18%1968
American RobinTurdidae462011+233%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402011+24%1968
American CrowCorvidae392011-43%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae392011+444%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae372011-62%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312011+115%1968
Blue JayCorvidae302011+56%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302011+5%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222011-66%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212011-5%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192011+94%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132011+200%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae132011-60%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae132011+76%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122011-33%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae112011+7%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112011+72%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112011+233%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae92011+138%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92011+246%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92011-35%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92011+420%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae82011+90%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72006+133%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72011-20%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72011+50%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae62011+43%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae62011+6%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae62006+62%1981
Black VultureCathartidae52011+50%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52011-12%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42006-72%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42011-26%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42011-30%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42006+100%1980
House FinchFringillidae42011+8%1992

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