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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 23 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
23Years Surveyed
1971–2003Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Frederic
Top 40 of 130 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 30 | 2003 | +21% | 1981 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2003 | +79% | 1981 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 22 | 2003 | -19% | 1981 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 2003 | -22% | 1981 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 20 | 2003 | +26% | 1981 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2003 | -47% | 1981 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 19 | 2003 | -14% | 1981 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 2003 | -7% | 1981 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2003 | +730% | 1981 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2003 | -70% | 1981 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 15 | 2001 | +129% | 1982 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2003 | -27% | 1981 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 12 | 2003 | +229% | 1994 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 11 | 2003 | -4% | 1981 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2003 | -43% | 1981 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 10 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2003 | +114% | 1981 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2001 | +233% | 1985 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2003 | +7% | 1981 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2003 | +33% | 1982 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 6 | 2003 | -66% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2001 | -59% | 1981 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2001 | +71% | 1981 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2001 | -26% | 1981 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2001 | +140% | 1983 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2001 | -66% | 1981 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 5 | 2001 | +18% | 1981 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2003 | +18% | 1981 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2003 | +50% | 1985 | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 3 | 2001 | +100% | 1985 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2001 | -13% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2001 | +20% | 1981 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2001 | +14% | 1981 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1997 | -53% | 1981 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2003 | -12% | 1981 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2003 | -18% | 1981 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2000 | +0% | 1982 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2001 | -38% | 1988 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2001 | +11% | 1992 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 1993 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.