BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Red Oak Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
120Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1975–2022Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Red Oak
Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 33 | 2022 | +24% | 1977 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 22 | 2022 | 11× | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2022 | -75% | 1977 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 16 | 2022 | -24% | 1986 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 15 | 2013 | +50% | 2012 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 14 | 2022 | +47% | 1977 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2022 | +70% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2022 | -8% | 1987 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 2022 | -36% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 13 | 2022 | -3% | 1977 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2022 | +169% | 1987 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2022 | -70% | 1986 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2022 | -19% | 1977 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2022 | +273% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2022 | +33% | 1977 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2007 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 7 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2022 | +45% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 6 | 2013 | +63% | 1986 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2022 | +25% | 1987 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2022 | -83% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | -68% | 1977 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2013 | +8% | 1977 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1990 | +200% | 1986 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | +5% | 1987 | |
| Kirtland's Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2022 | +13% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2013 | +220% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -56% | 1977 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2011 | -22% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2022 | +54% | 1978 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +250% | 1979 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 4 | 2011 | +0% | 1987 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2001 | -72% | 1977 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | -71% | 1977 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | -30% | 1985 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 1994 | +75% | 1976 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2022 | -21% | 1977 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2012 | +0% | 1986 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2000 | +200% | 1988 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2005 | +40% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.