BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
Maple Rapids Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.
93Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1987–2023Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Maple Rapids
Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 88 | 2023 | +83% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 84 | 2023 | +7% | 1989 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 81 | 2023 | +528% | 2013 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 72 | 2023 | -1% | 1989 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 50 | 2023 | +3% | 1989 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 47 | 2023 | +15% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 38 | 2023 | +32% | 1989 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 2023 | +87% | 1989 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 35 | 2023 | -14% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 25 | 2023 | +3% | 1989 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2023 | -52% | 1989 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 19 | 2023 | +15% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2023 | -10% | 1989 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2023 | +164% | 1989 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2023 | +10% | 1989 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2023 | -24% | 1989 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2023 | +11% | 1989 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2023 | +81% | 1989 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2023 | +806% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | -7% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2023 | -14% | 1989 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | -60% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2023 | +22% | 1991 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2021 | +140% | 1991 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | -76% | 1989 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2000 | +360% | 1989 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2023 | +35% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +180% | 1989 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2023 | +250% | 1990 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -52% | 1989 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2013 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2016 | +20% | 1992 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 1994 | -93% | 1991 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2023 | +33% | 1993 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1991 | +200% | 1987 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2021 | +67% | 1989 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2018 | +433% | 1991 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.