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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Bell Oak 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

65Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Bell Oak 2

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bell Oak 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
European StarlingSturnidae932025+31%2018
American RobinTurdidae832025-11%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae812025-20%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae512025-6%2018
House SparrowPasseridae402025+8%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae382025+29%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282025-4%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae262025+12%2018
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025+182%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252025+57%2018
American CrowCorvidae242025+21%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242025+92%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+83%2018
Blue JayCorvidae182025+150%2018
Sandhill CraneGruidae172025+440%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025+0%2018
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132025-24%2018
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+64%2018
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112025-9%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae112025-27%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+0%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+38%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+375%2018
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+367%2018
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025-13%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+120%2019
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+89%2018
House FinchFringillidae52025-42%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+233%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52019n/an/a
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+40%2018
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025-20%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42023+0%2021
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32023+33%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-6%2018
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-53%2018
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-46%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+50%2023
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22025-18%2018

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