BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24
Pond Creek Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Tennessee Pond Creek
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 155 | 2024 | +164% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2024 | +295% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 24 | 2024 | +130% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | -19% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | -74% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 21 | 2024 | -34% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2024 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 19 | 2024 | +93% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2024 | +56% | 1968 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2024 | +267% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +142% | 1969 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2024 | -11% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 14 | 2024 | +486% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | -19% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +82% | 1968 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 10 | 2023 | +20% | 2005 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +160% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | -17% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -57% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 2024 | -8% | 1971 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 9 | 2024 | +19% | 1998 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +55% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -75% | 1968 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 8 | 2024 | +79% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +17% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -54% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +500% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +7% | 1968 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +520% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | -10% | 1991 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2024 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2024 | -41% | 1971 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2024 | +167% | 2004 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | -45% | 1968 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +50% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.