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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Maple Rapids Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Maple Rapids

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Maple Rapids 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 StarlingSturnidae1382025+21%1989
American RobinTurdidae822025+73%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae792025-19%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae482025+853%1989
House SparrowPasseridae472025-7%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae402025+76%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+16%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae302025-21%1989
Sandhill CraneGruidae292025+364%2013
American CrowCorvidae272025-8%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272025+22%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025-55%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae242025+13%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae202025+13%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025+81%1989
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+218%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025-10%1989
Blue JayCorvidae102025+24%1989
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82025-66%1989
BobolinkIcteridae72019-76%1989
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72025+20%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+78%1991
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62000+360%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-31%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+233%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+86%1989
House FinchFringillidae52025+83%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+140%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+14%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-67%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-30%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42013+100%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42016+20%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae41994-93%1991
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31991+200%1987
American KestrelFalconidae32021+67%1989
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+100%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32025+22%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025+200%1991
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22023-20%1989

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