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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Creighton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Creighton

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Creighton 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
OvenbirdParulidae662025-22%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae632025-27%1980
Hermit ThrushTurdidae272025-20%1980
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae152025+180%1981
American RobinTurdidae142025-54%1980
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-77%1980
Nashville WarblerParulidae102025-24%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae91980n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae82023-18%1981
American RedstartParulidae82025-26%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025-54%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-73%1980
Blue JayCorvidae62025+4%1980
Common RavenCorvidae62025-36%1980
American CrowCorvidae62025-39%1980
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+20%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae61980+50%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae52025-36%1980
Pine SiskinFringillidae52003+140%1986
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52019+19%1987
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42025+29%1981
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-57%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-13%1980
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae42025-87%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-71%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-80%1980
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42025-74%1980
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42025-48%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-61%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae32021-63%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32018-68%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-57%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-95%1980
Herring GullLaridae31989+20%1986
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32023+0%1987
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025-14%1981
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-67%1980
European StarlingSturnidae22010-69%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22025-78%1980
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae22009-75%1980

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