BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
Bell Oak Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 36 survey years, no longer active.
94Species Recorded
36Years Surveyed
1966–2014Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Bell Oak
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 280 | 2014 | -10% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 85 | 2014 | -16% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 63 | 2014 | -45% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 51 | 2014 | +161% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2014 | +52% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 29 | 2008 | +58% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2014 | +747% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2014 | +207% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 14 | 2008 | +57% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2014 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 13 | 2008 | +21% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2014 | +33% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2014 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2008 | +39% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2014 | -40% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2014 | -9% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 2014 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 6 | 2014 | +127% | 1977 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2014 | +29% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1995 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2014 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2008 | +140% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2008 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2014 | +75% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2014 | +142% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2014 | -23% | 1995 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2008 | -91% | 1968 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2008 | -93% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2005 | -17% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2014 | +58% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2007 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2008 | +14% | 1973 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2014 | +17% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2005 | -27% | 1992 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2007 | +250% | 1999 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2008 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2005 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 2 | 2008 | -91% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2008 | -46% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.