BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
St Charles Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1967–2019Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan St Charles
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 161 | 1996 | +383% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 127 | 2019 | +227% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 89 | 2019 | +19% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 80 | 2019 | -24% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 74 | 2019 | -3% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 54 | 2019 | +9% | 1969 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 48 | 2019 | 15× | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 39 | 2019 | +267% | 1990 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2019 | +588% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2019 | +350% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 33 | 2019 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 31 | 2019 | +724% | 1976 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 29 | 2019 | +5% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 24 | 2019 | +158% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2019 | +53% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 23 | 2019 | +446% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 20 | 2019 | +65% | 1969 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 19 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2019 | +491% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 18 | 2019 | +920% | 1976 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2019 | +27% | 1969 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2010 | -78% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 15 | 2019 | +48% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 2019 | +17% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2019 | +54% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2019 | +440% | 1976 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2019 | +300% | 2010 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2019 | -5% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2019 | +125% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2019 | +600% | 1970 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2010 | +150% | 1986 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 5 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2010 | +229% | 1969 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2010 | -69% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2010 | -13% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2018 | +167% | 1981 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2010 | +150% | 1990 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 2018 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 1991 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 1995 | -17% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.