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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Seney Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

133Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Seney Nwr

Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Seney Nwr 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
Common YellowthroatParulidae252024-43%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae202024-12%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024+12%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152024+0%1994
OvenbirdParulidae152024-37%1994
American RobinTurdidae142024+78%1994
American BitternArdeidae132019-43%1994
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae112023+83%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024-42%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+133%1994
Blue JayCorvidae82024+0%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024-65%1994
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae82024-71%1994
Nashville WarblerParulidae82024+60%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+156%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024+0%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae72023-91%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+22%1994
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72024-26%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+340%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae72019-52%1995
Wood DuckAnatidae62024+33%1995
Mourning WarblerParulidae62007+500%1995
Sandhill CraneGruidae52024-60%1994
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52023-80%1994
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52023-42%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+200%2005
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42018-50%1994
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42009+100%1992
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+17%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-30%1994
MallardAnatidae32015+50%1998
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+7%1994
American CrowCorvidae32024-20%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32009-75%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-73%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31992n/an/a
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32023-59%2007
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae31994+200%1993
Caspian TernLaridae32009+200%2002

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