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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae652024-35%1994
American RobinTurdidae482024-28%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae43202415×2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae342024+34%1994
American CrowCorvidae312024+18%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024+24%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae282024+254%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282024+79%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae262024-3%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232024+100%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae172024-53%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+122%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024+61%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024+121%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+93%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-88%1994
European StarlingSturnidae122024-48%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-38%1994
American RedstartParulidae122024+780%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+192%1994
Blue JayCorvidae112024+11%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112024-82%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae112024+0%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-20%1994
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae102024-3%1994
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92024-24%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+38%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-38%1994
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-17%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+34%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024-27%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+5%1994
House FinchFringillidae62023-43%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+54%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024+200%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024+200%1995
VeeryTurdidae52024+21%1995
House SparrowPasseridae52024-56%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+89%1997
MallardAnatidae42024-86%1994

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