BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Cedar Run Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

58Species Recorded

2Years Surveyed

1994–1999Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Cedar Run

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cedar Run route.

European Starling	Sturnidae	167	1999	+209%	1994
American Goldfinch	Fringillidae	62	1999	+417%	1994
American Robin	Turdidae	38	1999	-12%	1994
American Crow	Corvidae	32	1999	+129%	1994
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	29	1999	+123%	1994
Black-capped Chickadee	Paridae	28	1999	+87%	1994
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	27	1999	+238%	1994
Killdeer	Charadriidae	25	1999	13×	1994
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	25	1999	+525%	1994
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	23	1999	+64%	1994
Common Grackle	Icteridae	17	1999	-37%	1994
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycillidae	16	1999	+100%	1994
Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	15	1999	+25%	1994
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	14	1999	-18%	1994
Tree Swallow	Hirundinidae	14	1999	+600%	1994
House Sparrow	Passeridae	14	1999	+100%	1994
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	13	1999	+225%	1994
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	10	1999	+43%	1994
Blue Jay	Corvidae	9	1999	+29%	1994
Eastern Bluebird	Turdidae	9	1999	+350%	1994
Canada Goose	Anatidae	8	1994	n/a	n/a
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannidae	8	1999	+33%	1994
Ovenbird	Parulidae	8	1999	+100%	1994
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Tyrannidae	7	1999	+600%	1994
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	7	1999	-56%	1994
House Finch	Fringillidae	7	1999	+0%	1994
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	6	1999	-14%	1994
Savannah Sparrow	Passerellidae	6	1999	n/a	n/a
Scarlet Tanager	Cardinalidae	5	1999	n/a	n/a
Winter Wren	Troglodytidae	5	1999	n/a	n/a
Ring-billed Gull	Laridae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Baltimore Oriole	Icteridae	4	1999	-50%	1994
Bank Swallow	Hirundinidae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Brown Thrasher	Mimidae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Great Crested Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	3	1999	+200%	1994
Vesper Sparrow	Passerellidae	3	1994	n/a	n/a
White-throated Sparrow	Passerellidae	3	1994	n/a	n/a
Rock Pigeon	Columbidae	2	1999	-33%	1994
Cliff Swallow	Hirundinidae	2	1994	n/a	n/a
Warbling Vireo	Vireonidae	2	1999	-50%	1994

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