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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Rochester Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Rochester

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rochester 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 BlackbirdIcteridae752024-55%1995
American RobinTurdidae492024-31%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024-60%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae302024+444%2003
American CrowCorvidae292024-50%1995
European StarlingSturnidae252024-64%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024-45%1995
House SparrowPasseridae202024-45%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae182024-45%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae172024-46%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-43%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae162024-6%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-50%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024-14%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-78%1995
Blue JayCorvidae112024-39%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024-28%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-49%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+30%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+67%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-56%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024-6%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024-65%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024-83%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024-44%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-53%1995
House FinchFringillidae52023-78%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024-72%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-8%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024+41%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+11%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-29%1996
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-78%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024-31%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae42023-38%1996
American RedstartParulidae42024+150%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024-88%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32024+180%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+100%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024-50%1995

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