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Skegemog Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 139 species recorded across 40 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
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
American CrowCorvidae492024+41%1976
American RobinTurdidae312024-48%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+324%1976
Blue JayCorvidae202024-50%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+50%1976
Red CrossbillFringillidae151980+150%1976
Common RavenCorvidae152024+70%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae122024+65%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024+37%1976
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-67%1976
OvenbirdParulidae102024-15%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024-75%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024-10%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+30%1976
House FinchFringillidae82014-26%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72013+63%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-69%1976
BobolinkIcteridae62014-85%1976
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024+150%1976
Herring GullLaridae62019+100%1991
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+143%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024-22%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+220%2000
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42014-50%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-66%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024-78%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42018-71%1976
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41987+300%1977
Wood DuckAnatidae42024+33%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae32014-58%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32013+18%1976
European StarlingSturnidae32024-95%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32021-87%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-40%1976
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32014+40%1990
House SparrowPasseridae32024-62%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024+250%1987
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32011+0%1990
American Black DuckAnatidae22011-70%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-76%1976

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