Guild · Michigan · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In Michigan

60 species in this guild. As a group they are +31% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for forest birds in Michigan. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in Michigan is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 4.1 (95% range 3.6–4.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±5.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+0%Change by 2029
4.1Projected 2029 index
3.64.795% range
±5.3%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20254.03.54.6
20264.13.54.6
20274.13.54.6
20284.13.64.7
20294.13.64.7

Member Species In Michigan

Forest birds species in Michigan.
Boreal ChickadeeParidae-74%
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae-70%
Northern WaterthrushParulidae-68%
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae-51%
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae-40%
Tennessee WarblerParulidae-38%
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae-28%
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae-24%
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae-10%
VeeryTurdidae-10%
Wood ThrushTurdidae-7%
Canada WarblerParulidae-5%
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae-2%
Cape May WarblerParulidae-1%
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae+1%
American RobinTurdidae+9%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+9%
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae+18%
Connecticut WarblerParulidae+23%
Common YellowthroatParulidae+37%
Cerulean WarblerParulidae+49%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae+66%
Bay-breasted WarblerParulidae+68%
Hermit ThrushTurdidae+72%
Yellow WarblerParulidae+76%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae+97%
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae+100%
OvenbirdParulidae+105%
Palm WarblerParulidae+123%
Philadelphia VireoVireonidae+131%
Hooded WarblerParulidae+131%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae+143%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae+191%
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae+205%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+209%
Mourning WarblerParulidae+260%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae+267%
Kirtland's WarblerParulidae+269%
Tufted TitmouseParidae+314%
American RedstartParulidae+380%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae+408%
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae+422%
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae+443%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae+465%
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae+470%
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae+485%
Winter WrenTroglodytidae+541%
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae+650%
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae+668%
Nashville WarblerParulidae+670%
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae+739%
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae+756%
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae+833%
Magnolia WarblerParulidae12×
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae13×
Northern ParulaParulidae14×
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae18×
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae33×
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae34×
Pine WarblerParulidae39×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.