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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 24

White House Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2019Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee White House

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the White House 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 SwallowHirundinidae1102019+870%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae482019+60%1968
American RobinTurdidae372019+386%1968
European StarlingSturnidae302019+68%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292019-20%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262019-29%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262019+600%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae242019-13%1968
American CrowCorvidae212019-16%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182019-69%1968
Blue JayCorvidae172019-15%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae162019-59%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae152019+375%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122019-5%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112019-29%1968
Black VultureCathartidae102019+180%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92019+80%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae82019+500%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae72019-71%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae62019+12%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52019-39%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52019+120%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52019+208%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae42013+50%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42019+0%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42019-63%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42008+0%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae32019+27%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae32019-46%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32019+120%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32018+75%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22019-13%1986
Chimney SwiftApodidae22018-74%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22019-20%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22019-57%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22016-89%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22019-56%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae22019+44%1973
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21996-67%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae22017-93%1968

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