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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Ned Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Ned Lake

Top 40 of 131 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 VireoVireonidae1122024+102%1988
American CrowCorvidae612024+352%1988
OvenbirdParulidae382024+20%1988
American RobinTurdidae332024+63%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae312023+121%2012
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae222024+47%1988
Nashville WarblerParulidae212024+80%1988
Blue JayCorvidae192024+272%1988
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae192024-49%1988
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+133%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024+77%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae152024-39%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024+73%1988
Mourning WarblerParulidae132024+35%1988
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122024-8%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+45%1988
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112024+433%2011
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102024+182%1988
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+82%1988
VeeryTurdidae92024+29%1988
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82015n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+56%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024+108%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae72024+100%1988
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72024+175%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024-80%1988
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024-15%1988
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72024-39%1988
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+367%1988
Common RavenCorvidae52024+82%1988
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52024-8%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024+140%1988
Sandhill CraneGruidae52024+480%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024+100%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-25%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+0%1988
Common LoonGaviidae42024+75%2012
American WoodcockScolopacidae31986n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+100%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024-29%1988

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