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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Cluster Lakes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

76Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2010Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Cluster Lakes

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cluster Lakes 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
OvenbirdParulidae1012010+7%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392010-12%2007
Hermit ThrushTurdidae342010-10%2007
Blue JayCorvidae292010-11%2007
American RobinTurdidae262010+29%2007
Common RavenCorvidae192010+19%2007
American CrowCorvidae192010+8%2007
Nashville WarblerParulidae172010+26%2007
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae152010+19%2007
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae152010+19%2007
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae152010-23%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142010+0%2007
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae132010+40%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122010-13%2007
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae122010+89%2007
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae122010+50%2007
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae122010-3%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae122010+0%2007
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae82010+15%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae72010-10%2007
Red CrossbillFringillidae72007n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae62010+17%2007
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62009+0%2007
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae62010+0%2007
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52010-11%2007
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52010-32%2007
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42010+33%2006
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae42009+300%2006
Northern ParulaParulidae42009+300%2007
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32009+150%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32008+50%2006
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32010+14%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae32010-17%2007
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32010+40%2007
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32009-17%2007
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32010+20%2007
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32009+200%2008
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22007+100%2006
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22010+100%2006
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22009-20%2007

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