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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 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Red Oak 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
Blue JayCorvidae332022+24%1977
OvenbirdParulidae22202211×1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202022-75%1977
Hermit ThrushTurdidae162022-24%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae152013+50%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142022+47%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142022+70%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142022-8%1987
American CrowCorvidae132022-36%1977
American RobinTurdidae132022-3%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae122022+169%1987
Nashville WarblerParulidae102022-70%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92022-19%1977
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72022+273%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae72022+33%1977
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72007+0%1990
Common MerganserAnatidae72011n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae62022+45%1977
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62013+63%1986
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62022+25%1987
European StarlingSturnidae52022-83%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52022-68%1977
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae52013+8%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51990+200%1986
Field SparrowPasserellidae52022+5%1987
Kirtland's WarblerParulidae52022+13%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42013+220%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42022-56%1977
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42011-22%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae42022+54%1978
American RedstartParulidae42022+250%1979
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42011+0%1987
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32001-72%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae32022-71%1977
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32022-30%1985
House SparrowPasseridae31994+75%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022-21%1977
Purple FinchFringillidae32012+0%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae32000+200%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae22005+40%1977

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