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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Monterey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Monterey

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Monterey 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
American RobinTurdidae362025-39%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025-80%1980
OvenbirdParulidae292025-30%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242025+40%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222025+10%1980
American CrowCorvidae192025-18%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025+133%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-51%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-70%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+31%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132015+533%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae122023+83%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+48%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025-22%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112025-71%1980
House SparrowPasseridae112025-73%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025-23%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025+14%1980
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+86%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-26%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102025-67%1980
VeeryTurdidae102025+243%1981
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+380%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025-63%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92025-47%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024+267%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-64%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025-28%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82015-18%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+0%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+70%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-93%1980
American RedstartParulidae62025+71%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+200%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-19%1980
Blue JayCorvidae52025-86%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52013-33%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-33%1980
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae52025-36%1981
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025-43%1980

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