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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 56 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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
American RobinTurdidae822025+45%1969
European StarlingSturnidae642025-33%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572025-44%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae452025+586%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432025+194%1969
House SparrowPasseridae382025-47%1969
Sandhill CraneGruidae28202515×1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025-23%1969
American CrowCorvidae262025+168%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae19202514×1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025-51%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025+68%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-18%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae142025+127%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142025+139%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+39%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae122018+75%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025-26%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae12202513×1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+22%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025+200%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+209%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+300%1970
Blue JayCorvidae82025-39%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+12%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+100%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+111%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+21%1971
House FinchFringillidae72025+350%1991
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+433%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+140%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+29%1970
MallardAnatidae52019+150%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-14%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+125%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+0%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+80%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025-11%1985
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-41%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025+83%1971

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