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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Belding 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Belding 2

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Belding 2 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 RobinTurdidae642025-15%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502025-37%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-34%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae35202514×2012
American CrowCorvidae322025+22%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025-24%2006
House FinchFringillidae252025-21%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025+106%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025-36%2006
House SparrowPasseridae222025-11%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222025+25%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192025+14%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025-40%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182025+52%2006
Blue JayCorvidae172025+70%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-4%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025-13%2006
European StarlingSturnidae132025-50%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025+70%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-68%2006
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+21%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-31%2006
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+40%2006
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025-67%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-33%2006
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+17%2006
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+375%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-39%2006
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025+88%2007
American RedstartParulidae52025-22%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+77%2006
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+67%2006
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-17%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-54%2006
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42013+33%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+300%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-13%2006
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32023+25%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-14%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-67%2006

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