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Herman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 134 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

134Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2022Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Herman

Top 40 of 134 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Herman 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae672022+45%1985
OvenbirdParulidae412022+138%1985
American RobinTurdidae312022-38%1985
House SparrowPasseridae261997+14%1985
American CrowCorvidae242022+75%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae242022-1%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232022-24%1985
Ring-billed GullLaridae222015-15%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202022+59%1985
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae201997+167%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172022-76%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172022+52%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152015-62%1985
Nashville WarblerParulidae152022+36%1985
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152022+160%1985
European StarlingSturnidae142022-72%1985
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae122022-56%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae122022-16%1985
Blue JayCorvidae112022+192%1985
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112022+55%1985
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae102022+130%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae92022+44%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae92022-29%1985
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae92022+211%1985
American RedstartParulidae92022+9%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae92022+100%1993
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae81997+85%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82022+38%1985
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82022+25%1991
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72022-86%1985
Magnolia WarblerParulidae72022-25%1985
Mourning WarblerParulidae72022-62%1985
Sandhill CraneGruidae72022+250%2013
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62022-51%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae62022-77%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae62022-65%1985
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62013+11%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae52022-78%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52022-21%1985
Purple FinchFringillidae52015+22%1985

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