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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Lovell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Lovell

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lovell 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae662019+186%1968
American RobinTurdidae642019+61%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572019-17%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae562019-2%1968
European StarlingSturnidae512019-79%1968
Blue JayCorvidae502019-17%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae492019+33%1968
House FinchFringillidae482019+870%1988
Carolina ChickadeeParidae452019+49%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae372019+29%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae302019+78%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae282019+64%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae242019+192%1968
American CrowCorvidae212019-48%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae202019-57%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae202019+235%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162019-40%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162019+300%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162019+550%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae152019-87%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae152019+488%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152019-82%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae142019-71%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae102019-84%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102019-37%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae102019-57%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae102018+115%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92019+275%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92019+69%2011
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82019-21%1978
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62019+200%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62019-56%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62019-31%1968
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62019+267%1991
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62019+225%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52019-65%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52019+83%1968
House SparrowPasseridae52019-90%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae42019-65%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32018-67%1968

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