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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–1987Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Drayton Plns

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Drayton Plns 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
European StarlingSturnidae1821987-26%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1601987+13%1975
House SparrowPasseridae711987+29%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae641987-60%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae631987+929%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae561987+70%1975
American RobinTurdidae561987-28%1975
American CrowCorvidae381987+130%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae371987+87%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae351987+50%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae331987+35%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae321987-26%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae311987+104%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae291987+39%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae291987+73%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae271987-8%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae211987+58%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae201987+17%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae191987-3%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae151987+185%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae131987+6%1975
Great Blue HeronArdeidae121987+113%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae121987-24%1975
Blue JayCorvidae111987-32%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae111987+36%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae111987+44%1975
MallardAnatidae101987-15%1975
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae101987+18%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91987+57%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae91987+150%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81987+186%1975
BobolinkIcteridae81987+6%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae71987-59%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae61987-7%1975
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae61987+17%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51977+400%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae51987+17%1977
Green HeronArdeidae41978+33%1974
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae41987+100%1977
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae41987+100%1977

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