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Herron Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.
94Species Recorded
4Years Surveyed
2011–2016Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Herron
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 45 | 2016 | -4% | 2012 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 40 | 2016 | +171% | 2012 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 2016 | -15% | 2012 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2016 | +1% | 2012 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 27 | 2016 | -2% | 2012 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2016 | -31% | 2012 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 23 | 2016 | +58% | 2012 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 22 | 2013 | 22× | 2011 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2016 | +8% | 2012 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2016 | -34% | 2012 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 2016 | -33% | 2012 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2016 | -29% | 2012 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 17 | 2016 | -80% | 2012 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 17 | 2013 | -29% | 2012 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 13 | 2016 | -37% | 2012 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 13 | 2016 | -36% | 2012 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2016 | +88% | 2012 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 12 | 2013 | +0% | 2011 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2016 | +27% | 2012 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 11 | 2016 | +250% | 2012 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2016 | +10% | 2012 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 10 | 2016 | -17% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2016 | +125% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2016 | -31% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2016 | +18% | 2012 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2016 | -37% | 2012 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 9 | 2016 | -35% | 2012 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 2013 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2013 | +133% | 2011 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2016 | +17% | 2012 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2016 | -44% | 2012 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2016 | +11% | 2012 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 7 | 2016 | +600% | 2012 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2016 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2016 | -17% | 2012 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2013 | +400% | 2011 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | -32% | 2012 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2016 | -39% | 2012 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2016 | -53% | 2012 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.