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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 58 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 →
58Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae452024+40%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392024+200%1968
European StarlingSturnidae382024+10%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322024+97%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae312024+513%2001
American CrowCorvidae242024+77%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae222024+184%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024-46%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae212024+31%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024-67%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024+455%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+57%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122024+100%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+110%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+70%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae10202412×1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92024+300%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+420%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024-66%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024+620%1972
Black VultureCathartidae62024+25%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-60%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024-7%1968
House SparrowPasseridae52024-63%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024+46%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-73%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+58%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+100%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-83%1968
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024+86%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae42016+79%1988
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae42014+300%2008
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32000+200%1966
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-50%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+60%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-22%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+100%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32003n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32013+0%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32023n/an/a

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