BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Gilchrist Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 148 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
148Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1974–2021Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Gilchrist
Top 40 of 148 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 43 | 2021 | +315% | 1977 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 37 | 2021 | 16× | 1977 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 21 | 2021 | +124% | 1977 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 20 | 2021 | +86% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2021 | -72% | 1977 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 17 | 2016 | +171% | 2009 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 16 | 2021 | -21% | 1977 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2021 | -22% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2021 | +53% | 1977 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2021 | +346% | 1977 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2021 | +733% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2021 | -5% | 1977 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2021 | +86% | 1977 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 10 | 2001 | -24% | 1993 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2021 | +167% | 1977 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 9 | 2021 | -38% | 1977 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2021 | +83% | 1979 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2021 | -21% | 1977 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 2021 | -90% | 1977 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2021 | +17% | 1977 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2021 | +150% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2021 | +17% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2017 | -83% | 1977 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | +13% | 1977 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | +367% | 1979 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | +333% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2021 | -57% | 1977 | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Anatidae | 4 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1995 | +80% | 1977 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2021 | +50% | 1978 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2021 | +111% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2021 | -61% | 1977 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2021 | -11% | 1977 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2021 | -70% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2021 | -91% | 1977 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1999 | +55% | 1987 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2021 | -17% | 1987 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2021 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2021 | +7% | 1977 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2021 | -70% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.