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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 27

Whiteville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 59 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
59Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Whiteville

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whiteville 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae742025+322%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae482025+34%1968
American CrowCorvidae432025+68%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae312024+513%2001
Black VultureCathartidae292025+250%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282025+79%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212025+242%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025-68%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025-52%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182025+38%1968
European StarlingSturnidae172025-3%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+67%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+200%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae162025+420%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025+364%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025+460%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025+26%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112025+107%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+14%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+967%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+73%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-79%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025-75%1968
House SparrowPasseridae52024-63%1968
American RobinTurdidae52025-10%1968
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae52025+86%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025+67%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+18%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-44%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-75%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+58%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae42016+79%1988
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae42014+300%2008
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32000+200%1966
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32025-70%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-79%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+50%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+7%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-22%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-84%1968

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