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Skegemog Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 139 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

139Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Skegemog Pt

Top 40 of 139 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Skegemog Pt 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
Turkey VultureCathartidae42202511×2000
American CrowCorvidae262025+50%1976
American RobinTurdidae262025-57%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+335%1976
Blue JayCorvidae182025-31%1976
Red CrossbillFringillidae151980+150%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142025+22%1976
OvenbirdParulidae142025-8%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+20%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-72%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102025+375%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025-69%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+129%1997
House FinchFringillidae82014-26%1998
BobolinkIcteridae62014-85%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+35%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-17%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae62025+83%1987
Herring GullLaridae62019+100%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-10%1976
Pine WarblerParulidae52025-13%1977
MallardAnatidae52025+60%1986
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42014-50%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-66%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42018-71%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+0%1976
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41987+300%1977
Common RavenCorvidae42025+30%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae42024+33%1998
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42025+40%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae32014-58%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32013+18%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+25%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32021-87%1976
House SparrowPasseridae32024-62%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32011+0%1990
American Black DuckAnatidae22011-70%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-82%1976
European StarlingSturnidae22025-96%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-76%1976

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