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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24

Pond Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
56Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Pond Creek

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pond Creek 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 StarlingSturnidae612025+236%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422025+442%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025-21%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae252025+168%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025-74%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+9%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae222025+342%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+13%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+115%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212025+107%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae202025+0%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025-12%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025+73%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025-74%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+68%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025-26%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae132025+560%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+8%1968
American CrowCorvidae122025-44%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-19%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025+82%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+150%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+125%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+44%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025-24%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+6%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae92024+19%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+40%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-75%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae72025-5%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+60%1972
Blue JayCorvidae62025-69%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-79%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+343%1969
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52025+225%1972
Black VultureCathartidae52024+167%2004
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52025-19%1991
House FinchFringillidae52025+200%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025+250%2021
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+7%1968

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