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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24

Petersburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Petersburg

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Petersburg 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
European StarlingSturnidae672019+25%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae492019+7%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402019+63%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382019+218%1968
American RobinTurdidae372019+580%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae312019-63%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae262019+200%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252019-31%1968
American CrowCorvidae232019-1%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae212019-51%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202019-51%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae172019+10%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172019+58%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae162013-76%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae162019+159%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152019-49%1968
House SparrowPasseridae152019+200%1968
House FinchFringillidae142019+650%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112019+188%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102019-15%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92019-17%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92019-20%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82019+167%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72019+100%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62019+183%1969
Black VultureCathartidae62012+200%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62012+300%1983
Brown ThrasherMimidae52013-50%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52019-8%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae51970+150%1967
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52013-50%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42019+360%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42019-3%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42013-44%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae42006-78%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae32007+78%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae32013-50%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32019+10%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32019+283%1971
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32013+100%1976

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