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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Bergland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2022Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Bergland

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bergland 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-eyed VireoVireonidae612022+48%1985
Bank SwallowHirundinidae411993n/an/a
American RedstartParulidae362022+8%1985
OvenbirdParulidae322022+16%1985
American RobinTurdidae312022-29%1985
American CrowCorvidae282022-2%1985
Nashville WarblerParulidae172022+113%1985
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae162022+347%1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae132022-43%1985
VeeryTurdidae102022-71%1985
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102022-13%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae92022+30%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92022-30%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae92022+38%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae92022+440%2015
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82022-30%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae81990+367%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82022-25%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022-89%1985
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62022-76%1985
Black TernLaridae61982n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae52022-43%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52022-66%1986
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52022-4%1986
Mourning WarblerParulidae52022-38%1986
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae52016+150%1986
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42022+167%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42022-59%1985
European StarlingSturnidae4201613×1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42022-27%1985
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae42022-29%1985
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42019-52%1985
Wood ThrushTurdidae42022-79%1985
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae41990+300%1982
Blue JayCorvidae32022+329%1985
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae32018-67%1986
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32022-96%1985
MallardAnatidae32019+44%1989
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae32014+50%2012
Bay-breasted WarblerParulidae32022n/an/a

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