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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Remus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

130Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Remus

Top 40 of 130 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 BlackbirdIcteridae702024-18%1983
American RobinTurdidae512024-6%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+14%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae242024+130%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024-42%1983
American CrowCorvidae212024-30%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024-2%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182024+218%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae172024-71%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172024-25%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+47%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152024+87%1983
European StarlingSturnidae132024-75%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-43%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132024-9%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-55%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+69%1983
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024+42%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-67%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-53%1983
House SparrowPasseridae112024-52%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-77%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102024+52%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+77%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+127%1983
OvenbirdParulidae82024-4%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae8202412×1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+167%1983
Blue JayCorvidae72024-46%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024+6%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-33%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+700%1992
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024-12%1987
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024+0%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62012-63%1987
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024+21%1986
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+280%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-19%1983
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52024-83%1983
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-53%1983

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