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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Shingleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 138 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

138Species 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 →
1967–2024Span
12Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Shingleton

Top 40 of 138 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shingleton 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 VireoVireonidae502024-41%1978
American RobinTurdidae452024-35%1978
OvenbirdParulidae362024-28%1978
American RedstartParulidae262024+16%1978
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+44%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-54%1978
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae142024-30%1978
American CrowCorvidae112024-43%1978
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae112024-55%1978
Mourning WarblerParulidae112024-56%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae101990-65%1985
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae82024+22%1978
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024+89%1978
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+140%1981
Blue JayCorvidae72024+55%1978
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72024-23%1978
European StarlingSturnidae62024-80%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+160%2005
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-44%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-72%1978
Red CrossbillFringillidae52014-17%2006
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42022+33%1978
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42024+100%1978
Common RavenCorvidae42024-54%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-63%1978
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-42%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae41981+300%1967
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42024+0%1978
Sandhill CraneGruidae32024+13%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae32002+13%1980
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-43%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-58%1978
Nashville WarblerParulidae32024-14%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-46%1978
VeeryTurdidae32024-90%1978
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32024-84%1978
Purple FinchFringillidae32024+67%1979
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32024+40%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+160%1994
American BitternArdeidae22003-40%1978

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