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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Pleasant Val Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

112Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1997Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Pleasant Val

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pleasant Val 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
American RobinTurdidae381997-17%1969
OvenbirdParulidae331997+88%1969
European StarlingSturnidae321997-59%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae271997+22%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae241997-68%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae221997+6%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae201997-37%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae181997-61%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae171997+36%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae171997+175%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae161997+54%1969
American CrowCorvidae151997-49%1969
Blue JayCorvidae131997-49%1969
BobolinkIcteridae121997-43%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae111997+207%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae101997-78%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae101997-31%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae91997-19%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91997-45%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae81997-22%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae81997-72%1969
MallardAnatidae81997-22%1985
Warbling VireoVireonidae71997-12%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae71997+133%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae71991+100%1989
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae61997+40%1969
Common RavenCorvidae61997+60%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae51997-44%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae51997-42%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae51997-42%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae51997-7%1985
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41997+31%1986
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae41997+13%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae41997-15%1969
Nashville WarblerParulidae41997-8%1987
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae41991+67%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae41996-86%1991
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31991-27%1985
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31997+75%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae31997-21%1985

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