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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 55 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 RobinTurdidae432025+42%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322025+328%1970
American CrowCorvidae272025-16%1970
OvenbirdParulidae262025+67%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+192%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025-25%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025-72%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025-44%1970
Blue JayCorvidae162025+43%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025+51%1970
American RedstartParulidae152025+184%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-72%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+83%1970
European StarlingSturnidae112025-78%1970
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae111969n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+150%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+200%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+88%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92025+525%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92025-67%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+122%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+50%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+575%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+36%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-48%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62022-18%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-68%2009
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-45%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-12%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52025+125%1991
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+50%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025+200%1994
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-18%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae42025+86%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-86%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-31%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-50%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025+20%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+36%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae42015+50%1971

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.