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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Ishpeming Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Ishpeming

Top 40 of 129 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
Nashville WarblerParulidae492025+21%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae422025+51%1983
Blue JayCorvidae362025+150%1983
American CrowCorvidae342025+95%1983
OvenbirdParulidae302025-19%1983
American RobinTurdidae302025-41%1983
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae212025-56%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192025+123%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172025-59%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-33%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-59%1983
American RedstartParulidae122025+100%1983
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae122025+127%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+33%1983
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112025-19%1983
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-9%1983
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102025-34%1983
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102025+367%1984
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+600%1985
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+111%1983
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+38%1984
Common RavenCorvidae82025+19%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025-11%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+0%1983
VeeryTurdidae82025-13%1983
House SparrowPasseridae81984+300%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+225%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-25%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72019+217%2012
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-11%1983
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62025+58%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+133%1985
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025-46%1983
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-21%1984
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51991+25%1985
Sandhill CraneGruidae52025+50%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-61%1983
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae42025-42%1983
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42023+0%1983
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025-25%1983

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