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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
17Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 91 | 1990 | +26% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 70 | 1990 | +59% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 46 | 1990 | +7% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 39 | 1990 | +248% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 1990 | +2% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 29 | 1990 | -36% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 1990 | +88% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 1990 | +78% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 20 | 1990 | +56% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 1990 | -11% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 1990 | +24% | 1971 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 16 | 1990 | +250% | 1971 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 1990 | +9% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 13 | 1990 | -9% | 1971 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 1990 | -57% | 1971 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 13 | 1990 | +38% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 12 | 1990 | +179% | 1971 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 11 | 1990 | +44% | 1971 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 1990 | +95% | 1971 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 11 | 1990 | +72% | 1971 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 1990 | +112% | 1971 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 1990 | +23% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 1990 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 1990 | +225% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1990 | -8% | 1971 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1990 | +48% | 1971 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 8 | 1990 | +620% | 1986 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 1990 | +164% | 1971 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 6 | 1990 | +79% | 1971 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1990 | -37% | 1971 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 1990 | +133% | 1971 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1990 | -23% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1990 | -86% | 1971 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1990 | -19% | 1971 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1988 | +33% | 1967 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1990 | -25% | 1971 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1990 | -43% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1990 | +85% | 1971 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1990 | +67% | 1971 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 1990 | -67% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.