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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 55 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae752025+213%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae452025+14%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025-35%1968
European StarlingSturnidae272025-50%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-20%1968
American CrowCorvidae242025-6%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae242025-77%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+340%1968
American RobinTurdidae222025+671%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-80%1968
Snowy EgretArdeidae212011n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-16%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+19%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae172012+31%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162025-19%1968
House SparrowPasseridae152025-92%1968
Little Blue HeronArdeidae141994+208%1981
Black VultureCathartidae132025+42%2004
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025-42%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-49%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-65%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-48%1968
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae82025+80%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-8%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+50%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-56%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-27%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+44%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+233%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+300%1976
House FinchFringillidae62025-23%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+35%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-20%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-58%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-8%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+250%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025-20%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-28%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+200%2007
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42021n/an/a

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