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Adrian Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1966–2018Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Adrian
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 76 | 2018 | -3% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 40 | 2018 | +93% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 34 | 2018 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2018 | +173% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 29 | 2018 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2018 | +103% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 24 | 2018 | +8% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 24 | 2017 | 13× | 1979 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 20 | 2018 | +30% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 16 | 2018 | +196% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2018 | +479% | 1968 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 14 | 2018 | +9% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2018 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 14 | 2017 | +43% | 2007 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2018 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2017 | -36% | 1976 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2018 | +200% | 2010 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2018 | -14% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2018 | +35% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2018 | -70% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2018 | +24% | 1968 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2017 | +22% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2017 | +36% | 2008 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2017 | +29% | 1970 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2018 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2018 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 5 | 2018 | -42% | 1968 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 5 | 2017 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2018 | +142% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2016 | +400% | 1991 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2017 | +0% | 2011 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2018 | +24% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2018 | +200% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | +25% | 1968 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2017 | -91% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | +133% | 1969 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2007 | +150% | 1975 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2015 | +33% | 2008 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2018 | +133% | 2005 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2016 | +57% | 2006 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.