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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Soddy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

73Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1981Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Soddy

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Soddy 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 StarlingSturnidae721981-5%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae531981+16%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae281981+76%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae261981+47%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae211981-22%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae201981+34%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae191981-28%1969
House SparrowPasseridae191981-30%1969
Blue JayCorvidae151981-46%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae151981+256%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae141981-17%1969
American RobinTurdidae141981+100%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae121981+122%1972
American CrowCorvidae111981+0%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae111981+13%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae101981+52%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae91981+140%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae91981-68%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae91981-47%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae91981+173%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae81981-44%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae81981-44%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae81981-14%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61981+90%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae51980+167%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41981-57%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae31981-66%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae31980+50%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae31981+0%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae31981-58%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae31981+114%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae21967n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae21981-56%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21981+11%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21981-38%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21981-11%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae21981-9%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae21980+67%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21981-29%1970
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae21976+100%1969

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