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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Bootjack Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Bootjack

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bootjack 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 VireoVireonidae652023+56%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae542023-52%1993
American CrowCorvidae372023-44%1969
OvenbirdParulidae262023+19%1969
American RobinTurdidae262023-29%1969
Blue JayCorvidae192023+41%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192023+200%1969
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae182023-39%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae152023-67%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae142023-30%1969
American RedstartParulidae132023-19%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122023+44%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102023+290%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102022+900%2012
Nashville WarblerParulidae92023-48%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae92023-17%1969
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92023+320%1971
House SparrowPasseridae82021+38%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82023+190%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82009+100%1970
European StarlingSturnidae72023-68%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae72023+233%1986
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72023-89%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72023-48%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62023-72%1969
Common RavenCorvidae62023+575%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62023+260%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62016+500%1994
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae62007n/an/a
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52023-40%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52023-86%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae52023+117%1996
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-76%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42022+50%1969
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42023+175%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32022-62%1969
Mourning WarblerParulidae32023-50%1969
VeeryTurdidae32023-87%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32023-32%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32017+17%1973

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