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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24

Peytonsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 54 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Peytonsville

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

Species recorded on the Peytonsville 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 StarlingSturnidae1342025+123%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae722025+71%1968
American RobinTurdidae622025+585%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562025+21%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362025-61%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae362025+910%1989
American CrowCorvidae352025-51%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025+159%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae322025-76%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae252025+347%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae242025+233%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025-22%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025-64%1968
Blue JayCorvidae212025-26%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae212025-64%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025+233%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae19202514×1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-91%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+12%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162022+300%2021
Chimney SwiftApodidae152025-44%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025-20%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+42%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+116%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122025+225%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+314%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+0%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112025+220%1970
Black VultureCathartidae102025+489%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025-51%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-5%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+82%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+280%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025+39%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae82025-66%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae82023+175%2000
Wood DuckAnatidae72021+67%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+567%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+24%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-74%1968

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