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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Remus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Remus

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Remus 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642025-18%1983
American RobinTurdidae532025+1%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025+28%1983
American CrowCorvidae282025-30%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025+61%1983
European StarlingSturnidae212025-76%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212025-8%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025-39%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+259%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-75%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+47%1983
House SparrowPasseridae152025-45%1983
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025+42%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025-58%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025+191%1983
Blue JayCorvidae112025-51%1983
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025+37%1983
OvenbirdParulidae112025+15%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+70%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025-15%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+178%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-42%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-15%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-61%1983
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-45%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+26%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae8202512×1989
House FinchFringillidae82025-58%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-35%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+88%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-75%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-61%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025-42%1983
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+38%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62012-63%1987
American RedstartParulidae62025+533%1989
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+110%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+85%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+8%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+667%1992

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