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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Creighton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Creighton

Top 40 of 120 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae552023-28%1980
OvenbirdParulidae422023-28%1980
Nashville WarblerParulidae252023-8%1980
Hermit ThrushTurdidae152023-38%1980
American RobinTurdidae142023-59%1980
Blue JayCorvidae112023-8%1980
Common RavenCorvidae112023-36%1980
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae112021+7%1981
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae91980n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae82023-18%1981
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae82023+70%1981
Purple MartinHirundinidae61980+50%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52023-57%1980
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52023-85%1980
Pine SiskinFringillidae52003+140%1986
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52019+19%1987
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42023-14%1981
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae42023-83%1980
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42023-42%1980
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32021-29%1981
American CrowCorvidae32023-33%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae32021-63%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32018-68%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32023-55%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023-84%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-95%1980
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32023+0%1980
Herring GullLaridae31989+20%1986
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32023+0%1987
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023-83%1980
European StarlingSturnidae22010-69%1980
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae22009-75%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22019-68%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae21978n/an/a
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae22023-64%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae22023-50%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae22023-57%1980
American RedstartParulidae22023-44%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae22019-82%1980
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae22015+33%1986

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