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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 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae3482024+121%2002
European StarlingSturnidae1312024+152%2002
American RobinTurdidae1262024+66%2002
House SparrowPasseridae1062024+288%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae792024+180%2002
American CrowCorvidae692024-22%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae572024+21%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae472024-57%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+104%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae332024-3%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae302024+850%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024-38%2002
Yellow WarblerParulidae302024+72%2002
House FinchFringillidae262024+1%2002
Blue JayCorvidae222024-10%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae202024+106%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+20%2002
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae142024-41%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-9%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132024+25%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+144%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+0%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+4%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+153%2002
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024+133%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-19%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+80%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+35%2002
Sandhill CraneGruidae82024+800%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024-5%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+70%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+0%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+16%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-28%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024-16%2002
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024+100%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-31%2002
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+300%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-13%2002
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+186%2002

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