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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 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2011Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Beaver Lake

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Beaver 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae782011n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392011+18%1969
American RobinTurdidae332011-24%1969
OvenbirdParulidae322011+165%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232011-3%1969
American CrowCorvidae212011+22%1969
Blue JayCorvidae202011-9%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae172011+14%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae172011-43%1991
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162011+550%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae152011+42%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112011+68%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92011-66%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae82011+420%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae82011-7%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82011+150%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82011+350%1968
European StarlingSturnidae62011-78%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae62011-72%1969
American RedstartParulidae62011+60%1970
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51994-17%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52011-24%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52011+29%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52011-50%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52011+0%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae52011n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42011+75%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42011+7%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42011+20%1976
MallardAnatidae41993+300%1976
Common RavenCorvidae42011+67%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae32011+25%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae31994+0%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32011-70%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae32011+0%1969
VeeryTurdidae31994+14%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae32011+50%1986
Pine SiskinFringillidae31979n/an/a
American Black DuckAnatidae31981n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32011+33%1983

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