BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Ensign Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.
78Species Recorded
5Years Surveyed
2006–2010Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Ensign
Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 84 | 2010 | +11% | 2007 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 39 | 2010 | -19% | 2007 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 29 | 2010 | +90% | 2007 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 26 | 2010 | -19% | 2007 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2010 | +36% | 2007 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2010 | -36% | 2007 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2010 | +0% | 2007 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2010 | -49% | 2007 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2010 | +77% | 2007 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2010 | +26% | 2007 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2010 | +32% | 2007 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 9 | 2010 | n/a | n/a | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 8 | 2010 | +67% | 2007 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 8 | 2010 | -27% | 2007 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2010 | +160% | 2007 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 8 | 2010 | +38% | 2007 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 7 | 2009 | +700% | 2007 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2010 | -19% | 2007 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2010 | +0% | 2007 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2010 | -14% | 2007 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 7 | 2010 | +40% | 2007 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2010 | -25% | 2007 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2010 | -9% | 2007 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2010 | -50% | 2007 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2010 | -17% | 2007 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2010 | -33% | 2007 | |
| Canada Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2010 | +80% | 2007 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2009 | +150% | 2008 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2010 | -47% | 2007 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2010 | -38% | 2007 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2010 | +19% | 2007 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2010 | -67% | 2007 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2010 | -58% | 2007 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 4 | 2009 | +0% | 2007 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2010 | -39% | 2007 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2010 | -17% | 2007 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2010 | +25% | 2007 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2006 | n/a | n/a | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2009 | +167% | 2007 | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 3 | 2008 | +200% | 2006 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.