BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Irons Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.
95Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1970–1989Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Irons
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 50 | 1989 | -45% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 31 | 1989 | -62% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 1989 | -34% | 1972 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 22 | 1989 | -26% | 1972 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 19 | 1989 | +168% | 1972 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 17 | 1989 | +100% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 16 | 1989 | +12% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 16 | 1989 | -47% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 1989 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 1989 | +30% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 1989 | -3% | 1972 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 13 | 1989 | +9% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 1989 | +71% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 1989 | +56% | 1973 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1989 | -63% | 1972 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1986 | -52% | 1972 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 1989 | -7% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1989 | +10% | 1972 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1989 | +17% | 1972 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 1989 | -59% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1989 | -48% | 1972 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1989 | -67% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 1989 | -43% | 1972 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 5 | 1989 | -30% | 1972 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 1989 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 1986 | +40% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1989 | -47% | 1972 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1989 | -80% | 1972 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1989 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1986 | -86% | 1972 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1989 | +17% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 1989 | +40% | 1972 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 1989 | -52% | 1972 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 4 | 1986 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1989 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1989 | +150% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 1989 | -35% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1989 | -27% | 1972 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 1986 | -64% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.