BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Beaver Lake Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.
109Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1967–2011Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Beaver Lake
Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 78 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2011 | +18% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 33 | 2011 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 32 | 2011 | +165% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 23 | 2011 | -3% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 21 | 2011 | +22% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2011 | -9% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2011 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 17 | 2011 | -43% | 1991 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2011 | +550% | 1970 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2011 | +42% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2011 | +68% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2011 | -66% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2011 | +420% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2011 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2011 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 2011 | +350% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2011 | -78% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2011 | -72% | 1969 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2011 | +60% | 1970 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 1994 | -17% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2011 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2011 | +29% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2011 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2011 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2011 | +75% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2011 | +7% | 1969 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2011 | +20% | 1976 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 1993 | +300% | 1976 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2011 | +67% | 1991 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2011 | +25% | 1969 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1994 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2011 | -70% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2011 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 3 | 1994 | +14% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2011 | +50% | 1986 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 3 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 1981 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2011 | +33% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.