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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 56 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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 RobinTurdidae1012025+27%1968
European StarlingSturnidae782025-48%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602025-74%1968
MallardAnatidae572025+669%1969
American CrowCorvidae462025+92%1968
House SparrowPasseridae452025-60%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae392025+7%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae392025-78%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025+385%1968
Blue JayCorvidae302025+51%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae302025-46%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+625%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025-21%1968
House FinchFringillidae232025+15%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+52%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae222025+513%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae192025+583%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae192024+600%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae172025-63%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152025+207%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025+563%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025-63%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+414%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025-35%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae112024-50%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112025+35%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+7%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae9202511×1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-51%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025+147%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+8%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+25%1970
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62025+46%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025-14%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-24%1968
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+175%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-74%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+36%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae52025+110%1970
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42015+20%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.