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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Mottville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Mottville

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mottville 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 StarlingSturnidae662024-31%1969
American RobinTurdidae572024+17%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542024-37%1969
House SparrowPasseridae402024-25%1969
American CrowCorvidae382024+148%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae33202414×1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252024+175%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae212024+26%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024-25%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-10%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae172024+9%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024+68%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024+26%1969
Blue JayCorvidae132024-41%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae13202412×1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae122024-51%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae122018+75%1976
House FinchFringillidae122024+450%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-28%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+122%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-85%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+255%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae92024+225%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae9202413×1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+43%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+88%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+43%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae72023+571%1988
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024+83%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+33%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-76%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023+100%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+67%1971
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62024+100%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+383%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-68%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+333%1969
MallardAnatidae52019+150%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-14%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-41%1969

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