BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28
Signal Mtn Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1979–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Tennessee Signal Mtn
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 72 | 2024 | +113% | 1981 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 42 | 2024 | +300% | 1981 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | +35% | 1981 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 29 | 2024 | +40% | 1981 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 28 | 2024 | -12% | 1981 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 21 | 2024 | +236% | 1989 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | +729% | 1981 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 18 | 2024 | -43% | 1981 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 16 | 2024 | +143% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | +533% | 1981 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | -21% | 1981 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2024 | +82% | 1981 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 11 | 2014 | +350% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | -14% | 1981 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | -69% | 1981 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | -6% | 1981 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -24% | 1981 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2024 | -71% | 1981 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | -47% | 1981 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | +220% | 2019 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | -53% | 1981 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 2024 | +25% | 1986 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -54% | 1981 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +16% | 1981 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +53% | 1981 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 6 | 2024 | +120% | 2001 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +30% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +92% | 1981 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +30% | 1981 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +58% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -46% | 1981 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -39% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -67% | 1982 | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +17% | 1983 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 4 | 2024 | +275% | 2001 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | +467% | 2011 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2024 | +450% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2009 | -64% | 1981 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.