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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
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.

Species recorded on the S Lyons 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1241992-39%1968
House SparrowPasseridae911992-46%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae771992-72%1968
European StarlingSturnidae651992-67%1968
American RobinTurdidae631992+10%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae541992-26%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae381992-9%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae261992+204%1968
American CrowCorvidae211992+76%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae201992-4%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae181992+139%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae171992+53%1968
Blue JayCorvidae151992-25%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae151992+56%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae141992+45%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae121992+325%1968
American Black DuckAnatidae111977n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae111992+125%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae101992-17%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae91992+52%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae91992n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae71992-63%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae71992+90%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae71992-39%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae71992+190%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae61986+500%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae61992+267%1973
Warbling VireoVireonidae61992+180%1970
BobolinkIcteridae61992+625%1970
Sandhill CraneGruidae61992n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae51992-56%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae51992+48%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae51991+175%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae51992+525%1970
Ring-billed GullLaridae51992+467%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae41991+43%1969
MallardAnatidae41992-38%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae41991+133%1978
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41992-62%1987
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae31989-29%1970

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