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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 27

Moscow Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Moscow

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moscow 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae582024+282%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae512024+133%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502024+733%2023
Black VultureCathartidae462024+829%1978
American CrowCorvidae442024+480%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae31202422×1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282024+713%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272024+73%1968
Blue JayCorvidae252024+17%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024+800%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae192024+725%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae18202417×1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-49%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+190%1968
European StarlingSturnidae122024-48%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024+156%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+88%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+700%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-69%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+733%2001
American RobinTurdidae92024+147%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+130%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+238%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae8202413×1972
Summer TanagerCardinalidae8202414×1971
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+867%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+35%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+500%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+117%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023-42%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024+157%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae52023+125%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+367%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+267%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+18%1979
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+67%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+240%1987
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51987+400%1985
House FinchFringillidae52024+360%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+400%2011

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