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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 21 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2003Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Belding

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Belding 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae992003-3%1985
American RobinTurdidae512003+2%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae352003+118%1985
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322003+36%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae302003+4%1985
European StarlingSturnidae262003+49%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242003+171%1986
House SparrowPasseridae212003-67%1985
House FinchFringillidae202003+43%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae192003+48%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192003-2%1985
Gray CatbirdMimidae152003+79%1985
American CrowCorvidae142003+47%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae142003-17%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142003+95%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae132003+143%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122003+21%1987
Tufted TitmouseParidae112003+39%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102003+36%1986
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92003+200%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92003-28%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae82003-34%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae72003+16%1985
Blue JayCorvidae72003+7%1985
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62003+64%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae62003-81%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae62003-35%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52003+10%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52002-54%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52003-55%1985
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52003+0%1987
Sandhill CraneGruidae52003+133%1997
MallardAnatidae42003+120%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae42003-83%1985
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42003-74%1985
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42003+30%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42003+100%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42001+0%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32003-83%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32003-7%1985

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