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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Ned Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Ned Lake

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ned Lake 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-eyed VireoVireonidae1132025+131%1988
OvenbirdParulidae532025+39%1988
American CrowCorvidae292025+329%1988
American RobinTurdidae292025+47%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025+146%1988
Blue JayCorvidae232025+239%1988
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae232025+79%1988
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae202025-34%1988
Nashville WarblerParulidae192025+54%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae192025+114%1988
Mourning WarblerParulidae182025+61%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025-16%1988
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae162025+200%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+32%1988
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142025-11%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae132025+170%1988
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+133%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025+175%1988
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae122025+62%1988
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+94%1988
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025+43%1988
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82025+7%1994
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae82025-13%1988
American RedstartParulidae82025+467%1988
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82025-49%1988
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82015n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+111%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024-80%1988
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+275%1995
Sandhill CraneGruidae72025+320%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+150%2009
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+38%1994
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+400%1988
European StarlingSturnidae62025-69%1988
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+14%1988
VeeryTurdidae62025+35%1988
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+40%1988
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52025+133%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+180%1988
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42025-11%1988

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