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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Howardsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Howardsville

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Howardsville 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
American RobinTurdidae932024+137%1971
American CrowCorvidae602024+79%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602024-50%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402024+306%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+22%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae342024+474%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae30202417×1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024-24%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae28202412×1973
European StarlingSturnidae272024-68%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae272024+82%1971
House SparrowPasseridae272024-58%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232024+342%1971
House FinchFringillidae212024+567%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024+23%1971
Blue JayCorvidae182024-4%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-21%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024-41%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172024+960%1971
Blue-winged TealAnatidae171985+600%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae172024+860%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024-2%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae142024-60%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-70%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024+26%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+225%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024-30%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+850%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102024+107%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae10202416×1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+357%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+0%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+300%1973
Sandhill CraneGruidae72024+400%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024-17%1971
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024+240%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023+325%1978
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+89%1971
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae52009+400%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+20%1971

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