BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28
Newfound Gap Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
60Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1990–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Tennessee Newfound Gap
Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 27 | 2024 | +98% | 2004 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +45% | 2004 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2024 | -8% | 2004 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 2024 | -47% | 2004 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 10 | 2024 | +13% | 2005 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | -18% | 2004 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | -41% | 2004 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2024 | +62% | 2005 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +17% | 2004 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | -25% | 2004 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | +23% | 2004 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +183% | 2004 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | -32% | 2004 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +250% | 2004 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 2004 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | -69% | 2005 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +80% | 2005 | |
| Canada Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2004 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | +120% | 2004 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +11% | 2004 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | -50% | 2004 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2023 | +267% | 2006 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2004 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -42% | 2004 | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | +67% | 2004 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 3 | 2024 | -11% | 2005 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2006 | +200% | 1991 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2024 | +133% | 2005 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +22% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 2006 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2021 | -25% | 2011 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | +20% | 2004 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2017 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | -60% | 2004 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2023 | +25% | 2004 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2024 | -25% | 2005 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 1991 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +233% | 2011 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2004 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.