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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Nashville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Nashville

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nashville 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 StarlingSturnidae2132024-43%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae712024-73%1970
American RobinTurdidae532024-29%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae42202412×1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae402024-35%1970
House SparrowPasseridae392024-46%1970
American CrowCorvidae372024+0%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024+39%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+98%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024+2%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024+43%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212024+246%1970
Blue JayCorvidae212024+10%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024-30%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae192024-3%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae182024-14%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+48%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae162024+85%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae152024+240%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-44%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024-49%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+92%1970
Sandhill CraneGruidae122024+825%1983
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+480%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-87%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+310%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024-9%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82024+383%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024-9%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024-66%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-61%1970
House FinchFringillidae72024+136%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+19%1970
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024+46%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52023+120%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae52023+33%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024-78%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+100%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+233%1970
American RedstartParulidae52024-25%1971

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