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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Brush Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2016Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Brush Creek

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brush Creek 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
OvenbirdParulidae512016+17%1976
Blue JayCorvidae322016-9%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae272016+417%1994
Nashville WarblerParulidae232016+250%1977
American RobinTurdidae222016-43%1976
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae202016+81%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae162016+142%1976
VeeryTurdidae162016+0%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152016+65%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142016-65%1976
Hermit ThrushTurdidae142016+26%1976
European StarlingSturnidae132016+422%1977
American CrowCorvidae112016-63%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae112016-66%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112016+36%1976
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92016+288%1987
Gray CatbirdMimidae82016+57%1978
Northern WaterthrushParulidae82012+67%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72016+0%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72016-46%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72016+10%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62016+233%1976
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62016-38%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62016+280%1978
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae61983n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52016-69%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52016-35%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52015+0%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52016+106%1976
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52016+75%1977
MallardAnatidae52016+400%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae42016-48%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae42016-38%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae42016+60%1979
Common RavenCorvidae42016+289%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae32016+50%1977
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32016+80%1978
American RedstartParulidae32016-38%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae32016-25%1979
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32016+100%1989

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