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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Mayfield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Mayfield

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mayfield 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 StarlingSturnidae672022-56%2002
American RobinTurdidae462022-41%2002
American CrowCorvidae422022+47%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae382022-32%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372022+742%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312022+11%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae252022-4%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae232022+59%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae232022-3%2002
Blue JayCorvidae202022-19%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae202022-68%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202022-53%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192022-40%2002
OvenbirdParulidae112022+12%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92022-43%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92007-41%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72022+156%2002
American RedstartParulidae72022+73%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72022+400%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae62021-7%2010
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62022-44%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52022+33%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52022+111%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52022+20%2002
Mourning WarblerParulidae52013+25%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae52022-32%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae52019-13%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52022+67%2002
MallardAnatidae52022+510%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae52022+78%2005
Wood DuckAnatidae42021+233%2006
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42022-78%2002
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42008-33%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae42022+43%2002
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42022-11%2007
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42014+150%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae42022+120%2005
Ring-billed GullLaridae32018-26%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32022-73%2002
BobolinkIcteridae32022-72%2002

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