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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Lawrence Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Lawrence

Top 40 of 114 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae1322024+329%2021
American RobinTurdidae992024+15%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae692024-37%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae652024-76%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae552024-11%1971
European StarlingSturnidae412024-70%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae352024-26%1971
House SparrowPasseridae342024-87%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024+144%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024+17%1971
American CrowCorvidae282024+89%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae242024+329%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232024+65%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024-29%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+71%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae182024+330%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae132024-45%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-58%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024-44%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024-39%1971
House FinchFringillidae112024+7%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024-11%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+22%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+50%1971
Blue JayCorvidae82024-24%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+41%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+140%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024-21%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-66%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024+20%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024-33%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+200%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+700%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+167%1971
Green HeronArdeidae42024-42%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-14%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+100%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-50%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-6%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42022-79%1971

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