BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Prattville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 48 survey years, still 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2021Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Prattville

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

Species recorded on the Prattville 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae592004+556%1987
European StarlingSturnidae532021-61%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae522021-75%1969
American RobinTurdidae482021-14%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae412021-57%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae292021-33%1969
House SparrowPasseridae282021-89%1969
American CrowCorvidae242021+21%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222021+431%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae212021+97%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202021-37%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192021+5%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae162021+54%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152021+63%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae142021+187%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae142021-78%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122021+217%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae122021+68%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae112021-21%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92021-70%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92021+93%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92021-50%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92021+367%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae92021+4%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae82021-52%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82021+480%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82021+260%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82021+580%1982
Purple MartinHirundinidae72021-74%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae72021+267%1982
House FinchFringillidae72021+140%1991
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62021-82%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62013-75%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62021+117%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62018+25%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae52021-37%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52021+50%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae52021-53%1969
Blue JayCorvidae52021-48%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae52021-76%1969

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