BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Mayfield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Mayfield

Top 40 of 124 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 StarlingSturnidae1202025-46%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1122025+65%2002
American RobinTurdidae662025-24%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae572025+35%2002
American CrowCorvidae462025+52%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae412025-45%2002
MallardAnatidae412025+900%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025-26%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025+57%2002
Blue JayCorvidae272025+0%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025-34%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae252025-12%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242025+575%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222025-10%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae202025-9%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+53%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025-11%2002
House FinchFringillidae92025-41%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92007-41%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025-45%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-35%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025+89%2002
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+10%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae62021-7%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-74%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+133%2002
American RedstartParulidae62025+91%2002
House SparrowPasseridae62025-36%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025+89%2005
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62025-27%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-70%2002
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+38%2002
OvenbirdParulidae52025-4%2002
Mourning WarblerParulidae52013+25%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+133%2002
Wood DuckAnatidae42021+233%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-65%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025-79%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+25%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-63%2002

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