BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Hungerford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Michigan Hungerford

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hungerford 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
Canada GooseAnatidae125202413×1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602024-31%1993
American RobinTurdidae462024-28%1993
European StarlingSturnidae352024-77%1993
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae312024+175%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024+0%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae302024+52%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024-5%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252024+55%1993
American CrowCorvidae232024-13%1993
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182024-28%1993
BobolinkIcteridae152024-25%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+82%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024+79%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132024-49%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-17%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-46%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024+32%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-25%1993
OvenbirdParulidae102024+80%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+189%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae92023+200%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+314%1993
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92024-25%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-55%1993
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+0%1993
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024-13%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+109%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+10%1993
House FinchFringillidae72024+40%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-12%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+375%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-11%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024+50%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-56%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-81%1993
American RedstartParulidae52024+140%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42006-60%1993
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+150%1993
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-31%1993

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