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 Recorded
33Years Surveyed
1973–2021Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Cunard
Top 40 of 145 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 73 | 2021 | +42% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 62 | 2021 | -87% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 55 | 2021 | +20% | 1975 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 51 | 2021 | +113% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 49 | 2021 | +177% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 31 | 2021 | +6% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 31 | 2021 | +193% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2021 | 13× | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2021 | +221% | 1975 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 26 | 2021 | +333% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 20 | 2021 | +0% | 1975 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2021 | +4% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 19 | 2021 | +110% | 1975 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 17 | 2021 | +54% | 1975 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2021 | +8% | 1975 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2021 | +82% | 1975 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 12 | 2021 | +243% | 1975 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 12 | 2021 | +220% | 1992 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 11 | 2021 | -54% | 1975 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2021 | +113% | 1975 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2021 | +5% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 10 | 2021 | -37% | 1975 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2021 | +67% | 1975 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2021 | +300% | 1979 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2021 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2021 | +213% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2021 | +58% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2019 | +200% | 1975 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2021 | +175% | 1987 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2021 | +0% | 2014 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2021 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2021 | 12× | 1976 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2021 | +9% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2021 | -40% | 1975 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | -16% | 1975 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2021 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2021 | -44% | 1985 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2021 | +120% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2016 | -22% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2021 | +6% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.