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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Adair Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 21 survey years, no longer active.

89Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–1995Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Adair

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Adair 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1891995-44%1977
House SparrowPasseridae1451995+9%1977
American RobinTurdidae791995+10%1977
European StarlingSturnidae491995-81%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae441995-80%1977
Herring GullLaridae331987+560%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae301995+63%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae231995-15%1977
House FinchFringillidae201995+100%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae171995-67%1977
Ring-billed GullLaridae161990+700%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae151994-29%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae141995-4%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae121995+44%1977
Warbling VireoVireonidae111995-21%1979
American CrowCorvidae101995+32%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae101995+100%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae101995+71%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae101995-19%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91995+94%1977
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae71995-77%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae71995+29%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae71995+67%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae61995-41%1977
Blue JayCorvidae61994+0%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae61995+9%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae61995+80%1987
Yellow WarblerParulidae51995+125%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41995+36%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae41993n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae31995-55%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae31995-13%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae31995+70%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae31993-17%1978
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae31995-29%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae31995+43%1980
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae21995-64%1977
BobolinkIcteridae21995-86%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae21985-82%1977
Blue-winged TealAnatidae21980+0%1978

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