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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Scott'S Marsh Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

82Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2010Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Scott'S Marsh

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Scott'S Marsh 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
OvenbirdParulidae712010+10%2007
Hermit ThrushTurdidae252010-23%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242010-35%2007
American RobinTurdidae192010+36%2007
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae172010+191%2007
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae162010+40%2007
Blue JayCorvidae152010-41%2007
Common RavenCorvidae112010+0%2007
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92010+32%2007
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae92010-12%2007
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92010-19%2007
Nashville WarblerParulidae92010-22%2007
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae82009+71%2007
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82010+26%2007
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae72010+0%2007
American RedstartParulidae72010-13%2007
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72010+3%2007
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62010+0%2007
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62010+60%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae62010-7%2007
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52010+18%2007
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52010-10%2007
VeeryTurdidae52010+0%2007
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42007+300%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42010-29%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32010+40%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae32010+100%2007
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae32008+200%2006
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae32010+0%2007
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32010-55%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32010-40%2008
Sandhill CraneGruidae22009+0%2006
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22008+100%2006
American CrowCorvidae22009-44%2007
Purple FinchFringillidae22010+13%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae22010-38%2007
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22010+25%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22009+0%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22010+50%2007
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae22009+100%2006

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