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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 26

Pawpaw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 46 survey years, no longer active.

109Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2012Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Pawpaw

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pawpaw 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae5652012+68%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae1142012+44%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae582012+61%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae552012+52%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae442012-69%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402012-17%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae342012-52%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae33201212×1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae322012+36%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322012-34%1968
European StarlingSturnidae312012+48%1968
House SparrowPasseridae302012-88%1968
American RobinTurdidae282012+733%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272012+5%1968
American CrowCorvidae252012+62%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162012-24%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae152012-43%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142012+130%1968
Great EgretArdeidae122012+44%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae122011+100%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae112012+365%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112009-55%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72012+56%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae72012-58%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72012-76%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72012+867%1972
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72011-80%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62012+200%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62010+50%1972
MallardAnatidae62009+29%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae62012+200%1987
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62012+822%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52012-41%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52012-42%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52012-8%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52009n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae42012-15%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae42011+0%1969
Barred OwlStrigidae42012+100%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae42010+0%1974

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