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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Owendale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2017Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Owendale

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Owendale 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1232017+4%1987
European StarlingSturnidae962017+6%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae792017+750%1992
American RobinTurdidae602017+121%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae552017+44%1987
Horned LarkAlaudidae451994+759%1987
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae401994+77%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae242017+50%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae232017+57%1987
American CrowCorvidae202017+92%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182017+31%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae172017-43%1987
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162017+21%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae132017+70%1987
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132017+18%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae122017+7%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae121994+122%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae111994+275%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae102017+48%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102017+354%1987
House FinchFringillidae102017+143%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae71978n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae72017-6%1987
Blue JayCorvidae72017-10%1987
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72017+67%1992
House SparrowPasseridae62017+25%1987
Gray CatbirdMimidae62017+86%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae52017+400%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52017+75%1991
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52017+50%1987
Warbling VireoVireonidae52017+163%1992
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae51994+50%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42017+171%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae32017+19%1987
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32017+150%1987
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae31987n/an/a
Wood ThrushTurdidae32017-38%1993
Green HeronArdeidae31994+50%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32017n/an/a
MallardAnatidae21992-82%1978

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