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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Pleasant Valley 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Pleasant Valley 2

Top 40 of 108 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
American RobinTurdidae572024+17%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae432024+164%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412024-36%2006
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae412024+673%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae382024-7%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae372024+79%2006
European StarlingSturnidae362024-50%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae362024+89%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312024+103%2006
American CrowCorvidae292024-56%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024-25%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024-65%2006
American RedstartParulidae182024+900%2006
MallardAnatidae172024+150%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-23%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+250%2007
OvenbirdParulidae132024+300%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024+575%2008
Blue JayCorvidae102024-47%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024+213%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-23%2023
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+14%2006
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82024-31%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+200%2008
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+600%2006
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62024+267%2006
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62024+33%2006
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62005n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024-25%2023
Common RavenCorvidae52024+33%2007
BobolinkIcteridae52024-41%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-90%2006
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52024+400%2009
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52023n/an/a
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42024+225%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024+7%2006
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+13%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+14%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+15%2007
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42017+150%2007

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