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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Chippewa Lk. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Chippewa Lk.

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chippewa Lk. 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae692025-38%1994
American RobinTurdidae642025-30%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+36%1994
American CrowCorvidae362025+19%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+118%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae262025+118%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025+18%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae212025+250%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025-1%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192025+150%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025-11%1994
American RedstartParulidae172025+880%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172025+93%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+111%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-48%1994
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+21%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025+75%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132025+375%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+9%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-88%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+192%1994
European StarlingSturnidae122025-68%1994
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025-6%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+85%1994
VeeryTurdidae112025+93%1995
Blue JayCorvidae102025+0%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-32%1994
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae102025+10%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025+225%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-10%1994
BobolinkIcteridae72025-56%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+14%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025+217%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025-6%1994
Sandhill CraneGruidae72025+75%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-35%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-58%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025+140%1995
Wood DuckAnatidae62025+40%1995
House SparrowPasseridae62025-62%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.