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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Lawrence Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Lawrence

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lawrence 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
American RobinTurdidae952025+19%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae792025-35%1971
Ring-billed GullLaridae532025+372%2021
European StarlingSturnidae522025-66%1971
American CrowCorvidae432025+100%1971
House SparrowPasseridae412025-85%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025-9%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392025+11%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+154%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae362025+350%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae342025-31%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025-18%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-76%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212025+63%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025+100%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+30%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae142025+310%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae132024-45%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025+30%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-57%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+63%1971
House FinchFringillidae122025+12%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+200%1971
Blue JayCorvidae112025-21%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025-33%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-54%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+700%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+233%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025+6%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025-26%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+0%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025+250%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+29%1971
Green HeronArdeidae52025-8%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-73%1971
BobolinkIcteridae52025+33%1973
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025-8%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-27%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-80%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42022-79%1971

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