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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Pickford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 143 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

143Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Pickford

Top 40 of 143 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pickford 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
European StarlingSturnidae2122025-39%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae1112025-47%1976
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae1062025-19%1976
American CrowCorvidae722025+14%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592025+493%1976
American RobinTurdidae592025-9%1976
BobolinkIcteridae482025-44%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae442025-8%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae432025+780%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae432025+458%1978
Common RavenCorvidae272025+292%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025+240%1976
American RedstartParulidae272025+319%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae262025+318%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae262025+292%1977
Sandhill CraneGruidae242025+318%1986
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232025+23%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae212025+214%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae192025+289%2003
VeeryTurdidae182025-29%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025+5%1977
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae172025+375%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162025+378%1976
OvenbirdParulidae152025+139%1976
Mourning WarblerParulidae152025+61%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae15202514×1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae132025-61%1977
American BitternArdeidae112019+36%1976
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102025+300%1999
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae9202518×1978
Blue JayCorvidae92025+290%1976
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae92025-53%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-24%1976
Pine SiskinFringillidae91993n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+222%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+4%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+23%1976
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-74%1976
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+0%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-82%1976

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.