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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Ishpeming Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Ishpeming

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ishpeming 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 GooseAnatidae522017+57%1991
Nashville WarblerParulidae392023+25%1983
American RobinTurdidae332023-40%1983
Blue JayCorvidae232023+87%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192023+43%1983
American CrowCorvidae172023+70%1983
OvenbirdParulidae172023-22%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162023+184%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142023-55%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142023-71%1983
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae122023-52%1983
American RedstartParulidae112023+47%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae102023+14%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92023-31%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae92023+7%1983
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82023+33%1983
House SparrowPasseridae81984+300%1981
Northern ParulaParulidae82023+500%1985
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72019+217%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62023-37%1983
Winter WrenTroglodytidae62023+30%1985
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62023-10%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62023+83%1985
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52023-33%1983
Mourning WarblerParulidae52023-64%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae52023+5%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51991+25%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae42023+313%1990
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+111%1983
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42023+0%1983
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42023-19%1983
Cape May WarblerParulidae42021-17%1983
Pine WarblerParulidae42023+700%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae42023-50%1985
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42023+171%1988
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42023-47%1991
Red CrossbillFringillidae41990+100%1984
Philadelphia VireoVireonidae42019+300%2012
House FinchFringillidae41994n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae31990-33%1981

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