BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Cathro Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 138 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.
138Species Recorded
33Years Surveyed
1967–2016Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Cathro
Top 40 of 138 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 185 | 2016 | 19× | 1996 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 116 | 2016 | +736% | 1977 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 100 | 2016 | 22× | 1986 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 33 | 2016 | +960% | 1994 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 31 | 2016 | +93% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 30 | 2016 | -41% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 30 | 2016 | +82% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2016 | +13% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2016 | +191% | 1970 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 20 | 2016 | +179% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 18 | 2016 | +263% | 1970 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2016 | +613% | 1971 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 11 | 2016 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2016 | +155% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2016 | +47% | 1970 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2016 | -12% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2016 | +64% | 1970 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2016 | +243% | 1970 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2007 | +40% | 1989 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2016 | +300% | 1970 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2016 | +264% | 1970 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 10 | 2016 | +850% | 1982 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1990 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2016 | -43% | 1971 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2016 | +75% | 1970 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2016 | -23% | 1970 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2016 | +333% | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2016 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2016 | +240% | 1971 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2016 | +18% | 1971 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2016 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 8 | 2016 | +19% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2015 | +238% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2016 | +60% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2016 | +11% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2016 | +300% | 1980 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 7 | 2016 | +85% | 2009 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2016 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2016 | -10% | 1970 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2008 | +67% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.