BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
North Branch Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.
94Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1974–1999Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan North Branch
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 141 | 1999 | -54% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 98 | 1999 | -49% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 87 | 1999 | -7% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 64 | 1999 | -60% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 59 | 1999 | +88% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 55 | 1999 | +27% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 45 | 1999 | +57% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 44 | 1999 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 32 | 1999 | -58% | 1978 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 30 | 1999 | +563% | 1991 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 22 | 1999 | -76% | 1978 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 20 | 1999 | +239% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 20 | 1999 | -41% | 1978 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 1999 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 1999 | +214% | 1978 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 1999 | +108% | 1978 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 14 | 1999 | -22% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 1999 | -13% | 1978 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 1999 | +154% | 1978 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 1999 | +133% | 1979 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 11 | 1999 | +380% | 1979 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 10 | 1999 | +20% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1999 | +68% | 1978 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 10 | 1999 | +108% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 1999 | -11% | 1982 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1998 | +140% | 1979 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 1999 | +400% | 1983 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 1999 | -74% | 1993 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 1999 | -39% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 1999 | +31% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 1999 | -68% | 1978 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 1998 | +80% | 1978 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 1998 | +33% | 1988 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1999 | -6% | 1983 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 5 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | +50% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1998 | -69% | 1984 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 1999 | +43% | 1982 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 1999 | -47% | 1983 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 1996 | +100% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.