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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the North Branch 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1411999-54%1978
European StarlingSturnidae981999-49%1978
American RobinTurdidae871999-7%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae641999-60%1978
American CrowCorvidae591999+88%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae551999+27%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae451999+57%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae441999+0%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae321999-58%1978
House FinchFringillidae301999+563%1991
House SparrowPasseridae221999-76%1978
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae201999+239%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae201999-41%1978
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae201999-63%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae191999+214%1978
Blue JayCorvidae161999+108%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae141999-22%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae131999-13%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae121999+154%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae121999+133%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae111999+380%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae101999+20%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae101999+68%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae101999+108%1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae71999-11%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae71998+140%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae71999+400%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae71999-74%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae61999-39%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae61999+31%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae61999-68%1978
Great Blue HeronArdeidae51998+80%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae51998+33%1988
Warbling VireoVireonidae51999-6%1983
Ring-billed GullLaridae51996n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41999+50%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41998-69%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae41999+43%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41999-47%1983
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae41996+100%1982

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