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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Cunard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 145 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

145Species 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 →
1973–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Cunard

Top 40 of 145 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cunard 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
American RobinTurdidae732021+42%1975
European StarlingSturnidae622021-87%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552021+20%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae512021+113%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae492021+177%1975
Blue JayCorvidae312021+6%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae312021+193%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae30202113×1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302021+221%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae262021+333%1976
American CrowCorvidae202021+0%1975
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae192021+4%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae192021+110%1975
OvenbirdParulidae172021+54%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae162021+8%1975
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae132021+82%1975
Common RavenCorvidae122021+243%1975
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae122021+220%1992
BobolinkIcteridae112021-54%1975
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112021+113%1975
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102021+5%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102021-37%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92021+67%1975
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82021+300%1979
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72021+100%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72021+213%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72021+58%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72019+200%1975
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae72021+175%1987
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72021+0%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae62021+0%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae6202112×1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52021+9%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52021-40%1975
Nashville WarblerParulidae52021-16%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52021+0%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae52021-44%1985
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42021+120%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42016-22%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42021+6%1975

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