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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Sand Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 136 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

136Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Sand Lake

Top 40 of 136 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sand Lake 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025+108%1980
American RobinTurdidae352025-24%1980
Blue JayCorvidae332025-32%1980
OvenbirdParulidae332025+68%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262025-48%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae252025+192%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025+294%1980
Common RavenCorvidae192025+195%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae152025+557%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae142025+175%1980
Kirtland's WarblerParulidae142025+200%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+93%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+257%2016
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae112025+767%1992
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025-11%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-17%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae92025-56%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+108%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+71%1982
Nashville WarblerParulidae82025+114%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025-14%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025-51%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-7%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025+75%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-17%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+89%1980
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+300%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae61993n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-58%1980
American CrowCorvidae52025-40%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-80%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-55%1980
American RedstartParulidae52025-17%1980
MallardAnatidae52021+167%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025+233%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+38%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-47%1980
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42024+120%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-30%1994
DickcisselCardinalidae42017n/an/a

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