BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 27
Sweetlips Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
57Years Surveyed
1966–2023Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Tennessee Sweetlips
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 53 | 2023 | +37% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2023 | +58% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 25 | 2023 | +509% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2023 | +163% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2023 | -57% | 1968 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 19 | 2023 | 11× | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 2023 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 17 | 2023 | +32% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 17 | 2023 | +154% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2023 | +218% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 2006 | -79% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2023 | +300% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 15 | 2023 | +108% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 14 | 2023 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2023 | +54% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2023 | +21% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2023 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2023 | +150% | 1968 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +533% | 1993 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | +250% | 1984 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | +89% | 1978 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2023 | +257% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2023 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | -70% | 1968 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +10% | 1976 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2003 | +17% | 1987 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +50% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2021 | -70% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -86% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2023 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2023 | +89% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1997 | +33% | 1994 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | -10% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -33% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | -58% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1994 | +20% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.