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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Big Island Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2008–2010Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Big Island Lake

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

Species recorded on the Big Island Lake 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
OvenbirdParulidae782010-7%2008
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae752010+14%2008
American RobinTurdidae352010+9%2008
Hermit ThrushTurdidae252010+19%2008
Blue JayCorvidae242010+14%2008
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae222010+10%2008
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae182010+80%2008
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae162010-33%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152010+0%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132010-13%2008
Nashville WarblerParulidae112010-58%2008
Pine WarblerParulidae112010+10%2008
American RedstartParulidae112010+175%2008
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102010-38%2008
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92010-10%2008
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae82010+300%2008
Common RavenCorvidae72010+0%2008
VeeryTurdidae72010-13%2008
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62010+0%2008
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62010+50%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42010+300%2008
Common YellowthroatParulidae42010+100%2008
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42010+33%2008
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42009+100%2008
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32009+200%2008
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32009+200%2008
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32008n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32009+200%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae32010-40%2008
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae32010-67%2008
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32010+50%2008
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae22010-33%2008
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22010+0%2008
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22009n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22010+100%2009
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22010-50%2009
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22010n/an/a
Northern WaterthrushParulidae22010n/an/a
Common LoonGaviidae12009-50%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae12010+0%2008

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