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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Smokey Jct Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
1966–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Smokey Jct

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Smokey Jct 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312022+244%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302022-8%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae292022+46%1968
American CrowCorvidae252022-36%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212022-41%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae212022+58%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae172022+107%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae172022-70%1968
American RobinTurdidae172022+122%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162022+63%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae152022+8%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae152022-66%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142022-3%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132022+91%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112022+480%1968
European StarlingSturnidae112022-5%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102022-21%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102022+22%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae92022-23%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92022-75%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae82022-50%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82022+340%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae82014+175%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72022-26%1968
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72022+41%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72022+30%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022-42%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62022-82%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae62022+140%1973
Hooded WarblerParulidae62022-4%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62022+25%2008
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52022+0%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae42022-85%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42022-33%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae42022+10%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41997+300%1967
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42021-61%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42022+300%1978
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42022+150%1984
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32022-33%1968

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