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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Almena Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 23 survey years, no longer active.

105Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2015Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Almena

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Almena 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 BlackbirdIcteridae582015-41%1995
American CrowCorvidae452015-12%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae402015-40%1995
American RobinTurdidae392015-31%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312015-10%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae292014+182%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282015+5%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272015+29%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae272015-15%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae262015-3%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae242015-10%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae232015+65%1995
European StarlingSturnidae202015-55%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae202015-34%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192015+0%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae192015+40%1995
Blue JayCorvidae162015-40%1995
House SparrowPasseridae152015-57%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142015+38%1995
House FinchFringillidae142015+92%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae122015-44%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102015+85%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102015+100%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102015-53%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102015-36%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae102015-35%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92015+50%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae92015-64%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92015+35%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92015-19%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92015+30%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92015+61%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae92015-15%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92015+143%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72015+7%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72015+62%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62015-29%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62015+433%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52015-30%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae42015-43%1995

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