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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 35 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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
OvenbirdParulidae522025-14%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332025-45%1978
American RobinTurdidae292025-28%1978
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae262025+51%1978
American RedstartParulidae252025+34%1978
Nashville WarblerParulidae122025+23%1978
Blue JayCorvidae112025+127%1978
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112025-30%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae101990-65%1985
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92025+113%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-35%1978
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-19%1978
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae82025-56%1978
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae82025+13%1978
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-70%1978
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62025-36%1978
American CrowCorvidae52025-56%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-72%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-75%1978
Red CrossbillFringillidae52014-17%2006
Purple MartinHirundinidae41981+300%1967
Mourning WarblerParulidae42025-50%1978
Sandhill CraneGruidae32025-13%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae32002+13%1980
Common RavenCorvidae32025-57%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025-74%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025-61%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae32025+140%2005
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32025+44%1978
VeeryTurdidae32025-86%1978
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32025-77%1978
Purple FinchFringillidae32024+67%1979
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+140%1981
American BitternArdeidae22003-40%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae22002+40%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-78%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22025+100%1978
European StarlingSturnidae22025-84%1978
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22004-61%1986
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22018-69%1979

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