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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Galesburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Galesburg

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Galesburg 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
American RobinTurdidae1072024+19%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632024-69%1968
House SparrowPasseridae512024-53%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024+12%1968
European StarlingSturnidae422024-49%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+408%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae382024+286%1968
American CrowCorvidae372024+70%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae352024-80%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae282024-41%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272024+62%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242024-1%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222024+613%1968
House FinchFringillidae222024+20%1990
MallardAnatidae212024+592%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae192024+600%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae18202411×1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024-59%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+638%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+400%1968
Blue JayCorvidae142024+27%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae142024+48%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-35%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-45%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae132024+21%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024-4%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae112024-50%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae112024-17%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+325%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92024+8%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-62%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+417%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae82024+3%1974
Sandhill CraneGruidae82024-33%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+64%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae62024+36%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+48%1968
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024+36%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+165%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+233%1996

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