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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Barry S.G.A. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

103Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2012Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Barry S.G.A.

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Barry S.G.A. 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
American RobinTurdidae372012+75%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352012+105%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae332012+94%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262012-16%1998
American CrowCorvidae252012+9%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae212012+8%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212012-22%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192012-33%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182012+2%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172012-17%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae172012+133%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae152012+39%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae152012+64%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae142012-36%1998
Blue JayCorvidae132012+8%1998
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae132012+89%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae132012+169%1998
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122012+48%1998
OvenbirdParulidae122012-33%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112012-18%1998
Field SparrowPasserellidae112012-50%1998
European StarlingSturnidae102012+39%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102012-62%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae92012-41%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92012+15%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92012+186%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae72012-45%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae72012-46%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62012+180%1999
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62012+56%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae62012+673%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62012+133%1999
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae62012-18%1998
American RedstartParulidae62012-22%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62012-39%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42012-52%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42012+0%1998
VeeryTurdidae42012-58%1998
Sandhill CraneGruidae42012+39%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae42011+0%2003

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