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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Homer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Homer

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Homer 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
House SparrowPasseridae722024-71%1980
American RobinTurdidae642024-24%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482024-57%1980
European StarlingSturnidae352024-73%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae342021-50%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024+76%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae312024-47%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024-10%1980
Blue JayCorvidae232024-45%1980
American CrowCorvidae232024+20%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232021+240%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222024-29%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae192021+262%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024+10%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae162021+16%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+56%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024+32%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae112021+87%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-84%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+23%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024+343%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae82021-47%1982
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+60%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae82017+129%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-25%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-26%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+267%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52021+133%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024-44%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+0%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-58%1985
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024-35%1980
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024+440%1988
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+7%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32018-72%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+440%1985
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32021-33%1987
House FinchFringillidae32024-48%1989
Barred OwlStrigidae32014+33%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-56%1980

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