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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Pettysville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.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 →
1969–1979Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Pettysville

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

Species recorded on the Pettysville 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1731979+29%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae941979-33%1974
House SparrowPasseridae581979-11%1974
American RobinTurdidae471979+20%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae311979-17%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae271979+10%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae251979+69%1974
American CrowCorvidae211979+83%1974
Blue JayCorvidae201979+24%1974
European StarlingSturnidae181979-74%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae161979+34%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae151979+40%1974
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae141979+425%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae121979+12%1974
MallardAnatidae111979-11%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae101979-50%1974
BobolinkIcteridae91979+120%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae91979+58%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae81979+56%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae71979-41%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae71979-22%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae61979+61%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61979+333%1974
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae61979+118%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae51979-48%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae51977-13%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae51979+125%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae51979-46%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae51979-19%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae51979+13%1975
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41979+120%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41978-68%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae41979+8%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae41979-52%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae41979+0%1976
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41977+100%1975
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae41979+33%1977
Great Blue HeronArdeidae31979+100%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31979+60%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae31979-71%1974

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