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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Pickford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 140 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

140Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Pickford

Top 40 of 140 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
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae742024+229%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642024+371%1976
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae632024-16%1976
BobolinkIcteridae602024-48%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae602024+640%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae602024+442%1978
Ring-billed GullLaridae582024-64%1976
American RobinTurdidae572024+3%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae532024-7%1976
European StarlingSturnidae502024-40%1976
American CrowCorvidae432024+36%1976
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae35202416×1978
American RedstartParulidae332024+195%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322024-4%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae25202411×1982
Sandhill CraneGruidae222024+459%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae212024+46%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae192024+86%1976
Blue JayCorvidae182024+250%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024+127%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152024-12%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024+254%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024+211%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-39%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+344%1976
Clay-colored SparrowPasserellidae142024+213%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+24%1977
OvenbirdParulidae132024+78%1976
Common RavenCorvidae122024+285%1977
American BitternArdeidae112019+36%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+4%1977
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112024+138%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112024+89%2003
Herring GullLaridae102024-95%1977
Pine SiskinFringillidae91993n/an/a
Mourning WarblerParulidae72024-11%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-73%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae62024-82%1976
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae62024+167%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024-69%2007

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