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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Mt Olive Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
47Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Mt Olive

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Olive 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae752024+10%1968
Blue JayCorvidae392024+41%1968
House FinchFringillidae382024+863%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352024-49%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332019+243%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae282024+88%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262024+124%1968
American RobinTurdidae262024+24%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212024+63%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae192024-38%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182024-23%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae172024+800%1970
American CrowCorvidae142024-47%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+135%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024+38%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+300%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+967%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024+12%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+63%2006
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+250%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+400%1981
European StarlingSturnidae62024-76%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-70%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52019-44%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+100%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae52019+40%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+42%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+13%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+74%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-13%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-54%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32015-94%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32016-85%1968
House SparrowPasseridae32024-91%1968
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017+133%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae32017-87%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae22014+300%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22019-68%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22018-17%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024-53%1968

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