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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Richmond Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Richmond

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Richmond 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 BlackbirdIcteridae972024-8%2001
American RobinTurdidae812024-1%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae672024+6%2001
European StarlingSturnidae582024-58%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae492024-8%2001
House SparrowPasseridae372024+11%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342024-12%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332024-41%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae252024-61%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae222024+8%2001
American CrowCorvidae182024-43%2001
House FinchFringillidae182024+91%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024-39%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152024+24%2001
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+233%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae142024-55%2001
Blue JayCorvidae142024+40%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024-67%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae132024-49%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-42%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae13202413×2000
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-50%2008
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024+200%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92019-71%2001
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024+109%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-19%2001
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024+125%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+29%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+114%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae62015+13%2008
BobolinkIcteridae52017-72%2001
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52024-86%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-13%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-25%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+133%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+300%2002
Herring GullLaridae42014+0%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32003-63%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024-44%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024+200%1999

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