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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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 RobinTurdidae802025+132%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532025-57%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382025+271%1971
American CrowCorvidae312025+69%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025+416%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+14%1971
European StarlingSturnidae262025-69%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae25202511×1973
House FinchFringillidae212025+567%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+295%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+100%1971
Blue-winged TealAnatidae171985+600%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae17202514×1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025+900%1976
Sandhill CraneGruidae172025+580%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae162025-2%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162025+980%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025+2%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025-46%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-38%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-13%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025+33%1971
House SparrowPasseridae142025-69%1971
Blue JayCorvidae132025-6%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025-58%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae13202513×1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+825%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122025+183%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae122025+0%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+343%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92025+120%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-30%1971
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+89%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+39%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+217%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025-29%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+40%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-82%1971
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62025+240%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023+325%1978

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.