BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
Bravo Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
121Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1974–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Bravo
Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 30 | 2023 | -52% | 1979 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 26 | 2023 | +223% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 24 | 2023 | -7% | 1979 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2023 | -81% | 1979 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 22 | 2023 | +10% | 1979 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2023 | -18% | 1979 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2023 | +39% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 2023 | -6% | 1979 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2023 | +14% | 1979 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 14 | 2006 | +21% | 1979 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2023 | -42% | 1979 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2023 | -58% | 1979 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2023 | +8% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2023 | +14% | 1979 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2023 | -30% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 2023 | -59% | 1979 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2023 | -66% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +325% | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2023 | -64% | 1979 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2015 | +467% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2023 | -82% | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2023 | -18% | 1979 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2023 | +29% | 1979 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2023 | +213% | 1979 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 7 | 2023 | +250% | 1987 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +46% | 1980 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2023 | -46% | 1979 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2015 | +50% | 1979 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2023 | +150% | 1979 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1979 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | -42% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | -84% | 1979 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -86% | 1979 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -36% | 1979 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -73% | 1979 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2022 | -22% | 1992 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 1980 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2022 | -60% | 1979 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -80% | 1979 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | -44% | 1979 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.