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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 27 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
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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 VireoVireonidae432024-15%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae152024+15%1998
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae102024-66%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102024+620%1998
VeeryTurdidae102024+38%1998
American CrowCorvidae82024-45%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-5%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae72024+11%1998
Prairie WarblerParulidae72023+367%1998
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-26%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-24%1998
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62024+75%1999
Swainson's WarblerParulidae62024+667%1998
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae52024-76%1998
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52024-14%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024-25%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024+14%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42024-6%1999
OvenbirdParulidae42024-80%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42015n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae32023+80%1999
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32022+100%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32024-44%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32023-17%2006
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22024-25%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-30%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024+280%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22024+67%1999
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22016+17%2000
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae22021+17%1998
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae22024-33%1999
Gray CatbirdMimidae22022-20%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae22024-34%1998
American RobinTurdidae22024+14%1998
Canada WarblerParulidae22024+67%2004
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22016+0%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae22023+67%2006
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22008n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae22019+0%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22021n/an/a

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