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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Muskallonge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

133Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Muskallonge

Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Muskallonge 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
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae552024+95%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae512024+110%1968
OvenbirdParulidae432024+22%1968
American RedstartParulidae372024+115%1978
Nashville WarblerParulidae312024+750%1968
American RobinTurdidae302024-49%1968
Hermit ThrushTurdidae252024-50%1968
Red CrossbillFringillidae252024-19%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+267%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+65%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae122024+230%1978
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae112024+211%1979
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae102024-19%1978
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92024+111%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+260%1978
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae82019-7%1968
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae82024-33%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+85%1968
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-68%1979
American CrowCorvidae62024-60%1968
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae62009-84%1977
Purple FinchFringillidae62024+11%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+267%1978
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62024+14%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024-27%1968
Winter WrenTroglodytidae62024+25%1979
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024-18%1977
European StarlingSturnidae42022-61%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024-35%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-39%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42018-74%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024-6%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae4200012×1978
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-64%1977
Blue JayCorvidae32024-33%1977
Common RavenCorvidae32024-61%1968
BobolinkIcteridae32007+20%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-78%1968
VeeryTurdidae32024-53%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024+75%1996

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