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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Newfound Gap Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

60Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Newfound Gap

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newfound Gap 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
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae302025+105%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025-3%2004
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae172025-52%2004
American CrowCorvidae152025-10%2004
Red CrossbillFringillidae102025+20%2017
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae92025+17%2004
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+62%2005
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025+28%2004
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae82025+229%2004
Canada WarblerParulidae82025+55%2004
VeeryTurdidae82025-54%2004
Northern ParulaParulidae72025+163%2004
OvenbirdParulidae52025-38%2004
American RobinTurdidae52025+200%2004
Blue JayCorvidae42025+60%2004
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025-66%2005
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-42%2004
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-14%2004
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32018+67%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32025+100%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae32025-36%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32006+200%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+22%2011
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024+0%2006
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32025+150%2013
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32021-25%2011
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22025+60%2004
Common RavenCorvidae22017+0%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22022+100%2015
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae22023+25%2004
Hooded WarblerParulidae22025-13%2005
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22025-33%2005
Tufted TitmouseParidae22025-11%2004
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22025+0%2005
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024+100%1991
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22025+20%2012
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae22024+100%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022n/an/a
Barred OwlStrigidae12022-60%2005
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12024-25%2012

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.