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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Pleasant Valley 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Pleasant Valley 2

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pleasant Valley 2 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 StarlingSturnidae632025-31%2006
American RobinTurdidae522025+48%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422025-9%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae392025+171%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae382025+258%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae362025+148%2006
American CrowCorvidae352025-54%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312025+203%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae312025+35%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025-55%2006
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272025+909%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025+7%2006
MallardAnatidae172024+150%2007
American RedstartParulidae16202515×2006
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-34%2006
Wood ThrushTurdidae152025+82%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+250%2007
OvenbirdParulidae142025+425%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+900%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122025-26%2006
Blue JayCorvidae122025-38%2006
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122025-83%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025+35%2007
Common RavenCorvidae102025+89%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025+263%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82025+64%2006
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+50%2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62005n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+160%2023
Nashville WarblerParulidae62025+50%2023
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52025+225%2006
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52025-86%2005
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-62%2023
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025-38%2023
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+12%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+275%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+9%2007
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-13%2006
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+250%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42018+300%2009

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