BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Scottville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 134 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

134Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Scottville

Top 40 of 134 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Scottville 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-eyed VireoVireonidae812025+719%1970
American RobinTurdidae602025-48%1970
American CrowCorvidae532025+4%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422025-37%1970
OvenbirdParulidae362025+149%1970
American RedstartParulidae342025+733%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292025-20%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025+560%1993
Blue JayCorvidae282025+14%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025+51%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae262025+22%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252025+92%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252025+3%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae232025+0%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025+560%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025+333%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182025+45%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182025+11%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182025-19%1970
Common RavenCorvidae182025+525%1985
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae142025+240%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-24%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025-39%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025-50%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025+43%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102025+18%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102025+133%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+0%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025-35%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+43%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+267%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+250%1994
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+83%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-32%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+117%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+86%1972
MallardAnatidae72018+83%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+100%1979
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025+83%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+167%1970

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