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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 28

Tellico Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 28 survey years, still 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Tennessee Tellico

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

Species recorded on the Tellico 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae562025-5%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae292025+59%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-24%1998
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142025+26%1998
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae142025-52%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025-31%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+440%1998
VeeryTurdidae102025+56%1998
American CrowCorvidae92025-54%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025+5%1998
OvenbirdParulidae92025-80%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae82025+47%1998
Blue JayCorvidae72025+56%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+44%1999
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72025+125%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72025+12%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025-29%1998
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62025-65%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+80%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-45%1998
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae42025+33%1998
American RobinTurdidae42025+14%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+0%2002
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42015n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+67%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025+29%1999
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025-86%1998
Swainson's WarblerParulidae32025+433%1998
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32025-19%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025+100%1998
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32022+100%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32023-17%2006
Chimney SwiftApodidae22025-20%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae22025+180%2001
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22016+17%2000
Prairie WarblerParulidae22025+300%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22025-52%1998
Canada WarblerParulidae22025+67%2004
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22016+0%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025+100%2006

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.