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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Nashville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Nashville

Top 40 of 129 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae822025-71%1970
European StarlingSturnidae772025-44%1970
American RobinTurdidae672025-32%1970
House SparrowPasseridae412025-42%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae382025-37%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025+36%1970
American CrowCorvidae362025+2%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae352025+28%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302025+81%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae302025+129%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025+9%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025-7%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae252025+450%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025-5%1970
Sandhill CraneGruidae202025+950%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+19%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172025+48%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-48%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-41%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025-58%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae152025+556%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+57%1970
Blue JayCorvidae142025+0%1970
House FinchFringillidae142025+191%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+269%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae132025+96%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-79%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+267%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-91%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025-19%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+67%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+440%1970
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae82025+46%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+150%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025-54%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82025+383%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+29%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae82025+44%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025-17%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+67%1970

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