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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Monterey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Monterey

Top 40 of 131 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 RobinTurdidae372024-35%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282024+161%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252024+60%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-7%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192024+57%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172024-12%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-59%1980
American CrowCorvidae142024-18%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024-64%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+19%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132015+533%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae122023+83%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-7%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122023-43%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae122024-46%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-87%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024-21%1980
OvenbirdParulidae112024-44%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+33%1980
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+220%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+86%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+17%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024-70%1980
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae92023-36%1981
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024+267%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-55%1980
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+14%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82015-18%1981
Blue JayCorvidae72024-81%1980
House FinchFringillidae72024+8%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+100%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-93%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-6%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024-32%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52013-33%1980
VeeryTurdidae52024+186%1981
Wood DuckAnatidae42024+8%1983
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42015+50%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-32%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-68%1980

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