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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 26

Tiptonville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
1966–2023Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Tiptonville

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tiptonville 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae442023+26%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae342023-74%1968
European StarlingSturnidae312023-32%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312023-79%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292023-43%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae222023-24%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222023+220%1968
American CrowCorvidae212023-22%1968
Snowy EgretArdeidae212011n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae192023-59%1968
House SparrowPasseridae182023-90%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae172012+31%2000
Little Blue HeronArdeidae141994+208%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142023-35%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132023-21%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122023+40%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122023+317%1968
American RobinTurdidae122023+714%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae112023+11%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102023-43%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92023-4%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82023-11%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72023+240%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae62023+0%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae62023-76%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62023+13%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae62023+78%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae52022-38%1968
Blue JayCorvidae52023-22%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae52023+80%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52023-71%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae52023+225%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42023+14%1968
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42023-40%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023-71%1968
Bald EagleAccipitridae42023+133%2003
Least TernLaridae42022+300%2007
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42021n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32023-93%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32023-20%1968

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