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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Big Rapids Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

109Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1990Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Big Rapids

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Big Rapids 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae911990+26%1971
European StarlingSturnidae701990+59%1971
American RobinTurdidae461990+7%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae391990+248%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae331990+2%1971
House SparrowPasseridae291990-36%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae271990+88%1971
American CrowCorvidae231990+78%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae201990+56%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae191990-11%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae171990+24%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae161990+250%1971
Blue JayCorvidae151990+9%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae131990-9%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae131990-57%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae131990+38%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae121990+179%1971
BobolinkIcteridae111990+44%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae111990+95%1971
OvenbirdParulidae111990+72%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae111990+112%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae111990+23%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae101990+0%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae101990+225%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91990-8%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae91990+48%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae81990+620%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae61990+164%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae61990+79%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae51990-37%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae51990+133%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae41990-23%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41990-86%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae41990-19%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae41988+33%1967
Warbling VireoVireonidae41990-25%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae41990-43%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae31990+85%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae31990+67%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae31990-67%1971

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