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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 19 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2024Span
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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 RobinTurdidae702024-6%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024-37%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462024-33%2006
European StarlingSturnidae412024-36%2006
American CrowCorvidae382024+27%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024-7%2006
Blue JayCorvidae312024+58%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae272024-22%2006
House FinchFringillidae242024-25%2006
House SparrowPasseridae202024-17%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024-4%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024-35%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+55%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132024+103%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122024+185%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-44%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-63%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024+7%2006
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+33%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+13%2006
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+18%2006
Sandhill CraneGruidae72024+33%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-6%2006
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024-8%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024-30%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-6%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+475%2008
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52016+200%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+20%2006
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-35%2006
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+0%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-31%2006
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42013+33%2008
American RedstartParulidae42024+11%2011
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+300%2017
Chimney SwiftApodidae32021+100%2006
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32023+25%2010
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024+67%2006
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32015+50%2006
OvenbirdParulidae32018+75%2008

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