BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Skeels Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
132Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1966–2015Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Skeels
Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 63 | 2015 | +21% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 53 | 2015 | +191% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 47 | 2015 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 35 | 2015 | -79% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2015 | -30% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 22 | 2015 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2015 | +155% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2015 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2015 | +38% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2015 | -57% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2015 | -16% | 1968 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2015 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2015 | -10% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2015 | +11% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 9 | 1981 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2015 | +200% | 1969 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2015 | +467% | 1989 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2015 | +150% | 1975 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2015 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2015 | +300% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2015 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2015 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 6 | 2007 | +100% | 2006 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2015 | -19% | 1968 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2008 | +8% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2015 | +13% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2015 | -85% | 1968 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 2008 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2015 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2015 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2015 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2008 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2011 | +0% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2015 | -14% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2011 | +67% | 1990 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2015 | +40% | 1970 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2015 | +133% | 1979 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1986 | +200% | 1969 | |
| Kirtland's Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2011 | -44% | 2002 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 2 | 2015 | +75% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.