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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Ontonagon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 21 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Ontonagon

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ontonagon 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 VireoVireonidae512019+125%1970
OvenbirdParulidae442019+17%1970
American RobinTurdidae402019-3%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae312019+28%1970
American RedstartParulidae302019+122%1970
Nashville WarblerParulidae29201913×1971
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae282019+58%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242019+63%1970
American CrowCorvidae222019+21%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22201911×1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae212019+40%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202019+70%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202019+470%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae192019+2%2014
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182019+36%1971
BobolinkIcteridae162019-31%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae162019+104%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae152019+217%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132019+61%1970
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae112019+620%1975
Common RavenCorvidae112019+720%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112019+400%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae102019+256%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae102019-12%2010
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92019-19%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92019+125%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82019+142%1970
Blue JayCorvidae82019+29%1970
European StarlingSturnidae72019+71%1970
Mourning WarblerParulidae72019+75%1973
Ring-billed GullLaridae72019+264%2016
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62019+200%1970
VeeryTurdidae62019-77%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62019+150%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae61985-9%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62019+433%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61971n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae62004+500%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62019+200%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52019+17%1970

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