BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
Belding Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 21 survey years, no longer active.
108Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
1983–2003Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Belding
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 99 | 2003 | -3% | 1985 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 51 | 2003 | +2% | 1985 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2003 | +118% | 1985 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2003 | +36% | 1985 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2003 | +4% | 1985 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 26 | 2003 | +49% | 1985 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2003 | +171% | 1986 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 2003 | -67% | 1985 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2003 | +43% | 1993 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 19 | 2003 | +48% | 1985 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2003 | -2% | 1985 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2003 | +79% | 1985 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2003 | +47% | 1985 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2003 | -17% | 1985 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2003 | +95% | 1985 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2003 | +143% | 1985 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 12 | 2003 | +21% | 1987 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2003 | +39% | 1985 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2003 | +36% | 1986 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2003 | +200% | 1985 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2003 | -28% | 1985 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2003 | -34% | 1986 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2003 | +16% | 1985 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2003 | +7% | 1985 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2003 | +64% | 1985 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2003 | -81% | 1985 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2003 | -35% | 1993 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2003 | +10% | 1985 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2002 | -54% | 1985 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2003 | -55% | 1985 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 5 | 2003 | +0% | 1987 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 5 | 2003 | +133% | 1997 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2003 | +120% | 1985 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2003 | -83% | 1985 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2003 | -74% | 1985 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2003 | +30% | 1985 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2003 | +100% | 1986 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2001 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2003 | -83% | 1985 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2003 | -7% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.