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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Bell Oak 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

61Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Bell Oak 2

Top 40 of 61 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
American RobinTurdidae1072023-3%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae682023+46%2018
House SparrowPasseridae612023+11%2018
European StarlingSturnidae572023-10%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562023+5%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae542023-14%2018
American CrowCorvidae432023+21%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae332023+16%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302023-15%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae292023+30%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222023+78%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212023+222%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae192023+118%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182023+62%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae122023-3%2018
Sandhill CraneGruidae102021+140%2017
Blue JayCorvidae102023+83%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae102023+19%2018
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82023+283%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae72023-71%2018
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+31%2018
House FinchFringillidae62023-49%2018
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62023-31%2017
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023-29%2018
Horned LarkAlaudidae52023+5%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023+400%2018
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52023-15%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52019+150%2016
Yellow WarblerParulidae52023-56%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52019n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42023+200%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+7%2018
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+36%2018
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023-20%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae42023-22%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42023+0%2021
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32023+33%2017
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32021-25%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+100%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae32021+150%2017

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