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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Lapeer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Lapeer

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lapeer 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2782025+111%2002
House SparrowPasseridae1222025+335%2002
American RobinTurdidae872025+59%2002
European StarlingSturnidae802025+129%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae532025+197%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae482025-5%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae442025+36%2002
American CrowCorvidae362025-22%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae352025-56%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae352025-25%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae342025+139%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae302025+28%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae242025+43%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025+90%2002
Yellow WarblerParulidae212025+62%2002
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae192025-23%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182025+110%2002
Blue JayCorvidae132025-18%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+833%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025-15%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+9%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+173%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025+0%2002
House FinchFringillidae92025-31%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025-5%2002
MallardAnatidae72025+25%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-32%2002
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+157%2002
Sandhill CraneGruidae72025+567%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+90%2002
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62025+150%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+16%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025-26%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025-39%2002
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+333%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-22%2002
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42025-52%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025+69%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-30%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32016+25%2007

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