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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24

Peytonsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Peytonsville

Top 40 of 97 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 StarlingSturnidae1862024+119%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae832024+219%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae692024+83%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae512024+870%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+13%1968
American RobinTurdidae422024+580%1968
American CrowCorvidae332024-43%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae332024-75%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae292024+296%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024-62%1968
Black VultureCathartidae252024+467%1971
Blue JayCorvidae252024-7%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae242024+180%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232024+294%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae202024-68%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae18202416×1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024-17%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172024+58%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162022+300%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142024+39%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-28%1968
House SparrowPasseridae112024-77%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae112024-37%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae82023+175%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+25%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024-47%1968
American KestrelFalconidae72024+260%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72024+150%1974
Wood DuckAnatidae72021+67%1981
House FinchFringillidae72024+411%1998
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72024n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-74%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+15%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+67%2011
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+300%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+357%1968
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae52024+300%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024+500%2010
Green HeronArdeidae42021+50%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+24%1968

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