BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
S Lyons Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.
104Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1966–1992Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan S Lyons
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 124 | 1992 | -39% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 91 | 1992 | -46% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 77 | 1992 | -72% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 65 | 1992 | -67% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 63 | 1992 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 54 | 1992 | -26% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 38 | 1992 | -9% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 1992 | +204% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 21 | 1992 | +76% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 20 | 1992 | -4% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 1992 | +139% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 1992 | +53% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 1992 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 15 | 1992 | +56% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 1992 | +45% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 1992 | +325% | 1968 | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 11 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 1992 | +125% | 1989 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 10 | 1992 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 9 | 1992 | +52% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 1992 | -63% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 1992 | +90% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 1992 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1992 | +190% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 1986 | +500% | 1971 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 1992 | +267% | 1973 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 1992 | +180% | 1970 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 6 | 1992 | +625% | 1970 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 6 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1992 | -56% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 1992 | +48% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 1991 | +175% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 1992 | +525% | 1970 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 5 | 1992 | +467% | 1981 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1991 | +43% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 1992 | -38% | 1971 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1991 | +133% | 1978 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1992 | -62% | 1987 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1989 | -29% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.