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 Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1978–2017Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Owendale
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 123 | 2017 | +4% | 1987 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 96 | 2017 | +6% | 1987 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 79 | 2017 | +750% | 1992 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 60 | 2017 | +121% | 1987 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 55 | 2017 | +44% | 1987 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 45 | 1994 | +759% | 1987 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 40 | 1994 | +77% | 1987 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2017 | +50% | 1987 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2017 | +57% | 1987 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 20 | 2017 | +92% | 1987 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2017 | +31% | 1992 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 2017 | -43% | 1987 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 16 | 2017 | +21% | 1992 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2017 | +70% | 1987 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2017 | +18% | 1992 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 12 | 2017 | +7% | 1992 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 1994 | +122% | 1991 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1994 | +275% | 1991 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2017 | +48% | 1987 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2017 | +354% | 1987 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2017 | +143% | 1992 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2017 | -6% | 1987 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2017 | -10% | 1987 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2017 | +67% | 1992 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2017 | +25% | 1987 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2017 | +86% | 1991 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2017 | +400% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2017 | +75% | 1991 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2017 | +50% | 1987 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2017 | +163% | 1992 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1994 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2017 | +171% | 1987 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2017 | +19% | 1987 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2017 | +150% | 1987 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2017 | -38% | 1993 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 1994 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 1992 | -82% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.