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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Seney Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 134 species recorded across 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Seney Nwr

Top 40 of 134 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 YellowthroatParulidae352025-51%1994
OvenbirdParulidae332025-45%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242025-5%1994
Nashville WarblerParulidae202025-24%1994
American RobinTurdidae172025+83%1994
Blue JayCorvidae162025+0%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025+10%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae162025+140%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae152025-82%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-67%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024-42%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112025-37%1994
American CrowCorvidae102025-44%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+0%1994
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae72025+67%1994
Common RavenCorvidae72025+0%1994
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae72025-82%1994
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72025-54%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+200%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae72019-52%1995
Sandhill CraneGruidae52025-73%1994
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52025-72%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-60%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+78%1994
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42018-50%1994
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42009+100%1992
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42025+125%1995
MallardAnatidae32015+50%1998
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-29%1994
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-71%1994
BobolinkIcteridae32025-50%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae32009-75%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025-93%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31992n/an/a
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32025-47%2007
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025-38%1994
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32025+0%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+67%1997
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32025-29%1994
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae31994+200%1993

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