BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
Drayton Plns Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.
75Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
1973–1987Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Drayton Plns
Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 182 | 1987 | -26% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 160 | 1987 | +13% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 71 | 1987 | +29% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 64 | 1987 | -60% | 1975 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 63 | 1987 | +929% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 56 | 1987 | +70% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 56 | 1987 | -28% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 1987 | +130% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 1987 | +87% | 1975 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 35 | 1987 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 1987 | +35% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 1987 | -26% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 31 | 1987 | +104% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 1987 | +39% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 29 | 1987 | +73% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 1987 | -8% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 1987 | +58% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 20 | 1987 | +17% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 19 | 1987 | -3% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 15 | 1987 | +185% | 1975 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 1987 | +6% | 1975 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 12 | 1987 | +113% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 1987 | -24% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 1987 | -32% | 1975 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 1987 | +36% | 1975 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 1987 | +44% | 1975 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 10 | 1987 | -15% | 1975 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 10 | 1987 | +18% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1987 | +57% | 1974 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 1987 | +150% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1987 | +186% | 1975 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 1987 | +6% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 1987 | -59% | 1974 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 1987 | -7% | 1975 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1987 | +17% | 1977 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1977 | +400% | 1974 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1987 | +17% | 1977 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1978 | +33% | 1974 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1987 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1987 | +100% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.