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Lake City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2022Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Lake City

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake City 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
European StarlingSturnidae482022-34%1972
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae382001+590%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae362022+195%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362022-62%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae322014+126%2007
American CrowCorvidae312022+8%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282022+283%1972
Herring GullLaridae261998n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae252022+61%1972
House SparrowPasseridae232022-81%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae222022-76%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192022+7%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae162022+31%1972
BobolinkIcteridae152015-88%1972
American RobinTurdidae152022-22%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142022+317%1973
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132022-76%1972
American RedstartParulidae122022+14%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae92022-13%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae92001+183%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae82022-72%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82022-25%1972
OvenbirdParulidae82022-33%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82022+500%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae82022-31%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72022-32%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72022-77%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae72015+46%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72022+200%1997
Blue JayCorvidae62022-52%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62022-89%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae52010+33%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52022+33%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52022-79%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae52022-27%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52010-70%1988
MallardAnatidae42006+117%1977
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42009-83%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42022+240%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae41979-63%1972

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