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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Jones Gap Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2019Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Jones Gap

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jones Gap 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
American CrowCorvidae642019+146%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae612019+261%1984
European StarlingSturnidae602019+232%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae592019+87%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae472019+103%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442019+262%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae232019+39%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222019+36%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202019+7%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae192019+35%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182019+164%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182019+194%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae172019+46%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae172019+172%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162019+159%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162019+88%1984
American RobinTurdidae162019+69%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae152019+269%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae152019+800%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142019-15%1984
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132019+291%1985
Blue JayCorvidae122019-30%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122019+100%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112019-57%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae92019-6%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92019+315%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae82019+43%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae82011+300%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72019-4%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72019-26%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62019+475%1984
Pine WarblerParulidae62019+263%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae62019+100%1984
Black VultureCathartidae62019+50%2015
Chimney SwiftApodidae52019+36%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52019+267%1986
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52019+138%1984
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52019+350%1984
Prairie WarblerParulidae52019+67%1984
OvenbirdParulidae52019-39%1984

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