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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Rochester Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Rochester

Top 40 of 108 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 BlackbirdIcteridae762025-55%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae652025+4%1995
American RobinTurdidae462025-30%1995
European StarlingSturnidae382025-66%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-6%1995
House SparrowPasseridae292025-29%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae282025-50%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025-21%1995
American CrowCorvidae262025-52%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+100%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae202025+4%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-37%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-36%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132025-77%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122025-11%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025-19%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae122025+389%2003
Blue JayCorvidae112025-44%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-73%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-45%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-71%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-53%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-18%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-66%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+23%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+100%1995
American RedstartParulidae72025+275%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-30%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-59%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+240%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025-66%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025-12%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52025-42%2013
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024+41%2015
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025-27%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+22%1997
House FinchFringillidae42025-78%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025-38%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-65%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae42023-38%1996

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