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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Frederic Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 23 survey years, no longer active.

130Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2003Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Frederic

Top 40 of 130 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Frederic 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
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae302003+21%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae232003+79%1981
American CrowCorvidae222003-19%1981
Blue JayCorvidae212003-22%1981
Common GrackleIcteridae202003+26%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202003-47%1981
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192003-14%1981
American RobinTurdidae162003-7%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae152003+730%1981
European StarlingSturnidae152003-70%1981
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae152001+129%1982
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae132003-27%1981
Common RavenCorvidae122003+229%1994
OvenbirdParulidae112003-4%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102003-43%1981
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae101997n/an/a
Hermit ThrushTurdidae92003+114%1981
Mourning WarblerParulidae92001+233%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72003+7%1981
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72003+33%1982
BobolinkIcteridae62003-66%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62001-59%1981
Pine WarblerParulidae62001+71%1981
American RedstartParulidae62001-26%1981
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62001+140%1983
Nashville WarblerParulidae52001-66%1981
VeeryTurdidae52001+18%1981
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42003+18%1981
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42003+50%1985
Common LoonGaviidae32001+100%1985
MallardAnatidae32001-13%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32001+20%1981
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32001+14%1981
Field SparrowPasserellidae31997-53%1981
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32003-12%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae32003-18%1981
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32000+0%1982
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32001-38%1988
House FinchFringillidae32001+11%1992
Blue-winged TealAnatidae31993n/an/a

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