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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Gibbs City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Gibbs City

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gibbs City 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
OvenbirdParulidae542025-13%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae482025+42%1985
Nashville WarblerParulidae422025+42%1985
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae382025+64%1985
American RobinTurdidae382025+2%1985
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae351987n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae312025+350%1985
Hermit ThrushTurdidae172025+15%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025+32%1985
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae142025+925%1985
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+450%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae132025+114%1985
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-45%1985
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae112025+35%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+50%1985
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102025-6%1985
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae102025+84%1987
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+33%1992
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae102018+900%1998
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+27%1987
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae92025+275%1987
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+180%1992
Purple MartinHirundinidae81979n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae81997+6%1985
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72025-25%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+36%1985
VeeryTurdidae72025+7%1985
Magnolia WarblerParulidae72025+31%1992
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae72025+133%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+107%1985
Mourning WarblerParulidae62025+13%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+133%1987
Common RavenCorvidae52025-52%1987
American RedstartParulidae52025-40%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-78%1985
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025+100%1985
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42025+7%1987
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42025-14%1995
Virginia RailRallidae41992n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae41993n/an/a

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