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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 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Bravo

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bravo 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
American RobinTurdidae302023-52%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae262023+223%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae242023-7%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232023-81%1979
American CrowCorvidae222023+10%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182023-18%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182023+39%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae172023-6%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162023+14%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae142006+21%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142023-42%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae142023-58%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae142023+8%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112023+14%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae112023-30%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102023-59%1979
House SparrowPasseridae102023-66%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102023+325%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92023-64%1979
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92015+467%1998
European StarlingSturnidae82023-82%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae82023-18%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae82023+29%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72023+213%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72023+250%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+46%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62023-46%1979
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62015+50%1979
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023+150%1979
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+0%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-42%1979
Blue JayCorvidae42023-84%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae42023-86%1979
OvenbirdParulidae42023-36%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023-73%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022-22%1992
VeeryTurdidae42023+100%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae32022-60%1979
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32023-80%1979
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32023-44%1979

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