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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Bear Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

133Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Bear Lake

Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bear Lake 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 RobinTurdidae482024+65%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae402024+392%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+248%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252024-69%1970
American CrowCorvidae242024-15%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024+46%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024-24%1970
OvenbirdParulidae182024+92%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172024+88%1970
American RedstartParulidae172024+158%1970
Blue JayCorvidae162024+51%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024-50%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132024+280%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae122024+121%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+72%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+158%1970
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae111969n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+71%1970
European StarlingSturnidae72024-76%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72024+650%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+167%1994
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024+12%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-47%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+79%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+36%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+600%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62022-18%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+180%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-55%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024+122%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+21%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-15%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+23%1971
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+50%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-77%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-31%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae42015+50%1971
Nashville WarblerParulidae42023+200%1991
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024-39%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-53%1970

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