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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Mecca Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
28Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Mecca

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mecca 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 VireoVireonidae572023+13%1996
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae292023+64%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae262023-30%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae262023+16%1996
American CrowCorvidae252023-61%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202023-68%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162023+200%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae152023+11%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152023-37%1996
Blue JayCorvidae142023-32%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142023+100%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae142023+218%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae112023+56%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae112023+118%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae92023+100%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae92023-14%1996
OvenbirdParulidae92023-69%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92023+67%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82023+14%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae82023+94%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82014+29%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72023+50%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023+100%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52023+157%1997
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52023+100%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae52023-60%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae52019+25%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41995+300%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023-36%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae42015-61%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42023-65%1996
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42023+100%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42023-54%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023-29%1997
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32023+67%1998
Prairie WarblerParulidae32023-30%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32023+100%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32023+50%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae32016+200%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22023-78%1996

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