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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Red Bank Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

78Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1978Span
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Bird Species Found on Tennessee Red Bank

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Red Bank 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 StarlingSturnidae581978-42%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae491978-14%1968
House SparrowPasseridae451978-39%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae231978+3%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae221978+5%1968
Blue JayCorvidae221978+18%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae211978+39%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae211978+12%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae181978-25%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae181978+223%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae151978+185%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae151978-23%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae141978+292%1968
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae131978+117%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae121978-9%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae121978+12%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae111978-56%1968
American RobinTurdidae111978+53%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae111978+360%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae101978+214%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae101978+163%1969
American CrowCorvidae91978+107%1968
Cerulean WarblerParulidae91978+12%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae91978+57%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae71978+200%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae71978+20%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae71978+78%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae51978-14%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae51978+60%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41978-19%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae41978-62%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae41978+64%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41978+50%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41978-61%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41978+0%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae41978+19%1968
American RedstartParulidae41977-39%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae31978+38%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae31978-9%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae31978+167%1968

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