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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Sand Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 135 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

135Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Sand Lake

Top 40 of 135 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
American RobinTurdidae452024-20%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024+88%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282024-43%1980
OvenbirdParulidae272024+30%1980
Common RavenCorvidae232024+215%1995
Blue JayCorvidae182024-26%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182024-17%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+288%1980
American CrowCorvidae142024-29%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-7%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+257%2016
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112024+600%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024-7%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+92%1980
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+230%1988
European StarlingSturnidae92024+24%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92024+2%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024-51%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+71%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+100%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024+43%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae72024+108%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024+111%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72024-24%1985
Kirtland's WarblerParulidae72024+100%2015
Pine WarblerParulidae62024-63%1980
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62024+667%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae61993n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-54%1980
MallardAnatidae52021+167%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-61%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-53%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-33%1980
Nashville WarblerParulidae42024+57%1992
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42024+120%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae42017n/an/a
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae32022-71%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-84%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-53%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024+38%1983

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