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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Tahquamenon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 134 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

134Species 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 →
33Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Tahquamenon

Top 40 of 134 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tahquamenon 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae532025+85%1976
OvenbirdParulidae302025+17%1976
American RobinTurdidae302025+41%1976
American RedstartParulidae232025+394%1976
Nashville WarblerParulidae182025+135%1976
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae162025+309%1976
Hermit ThrushTurdidae162025-17%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122025-21%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+115%1976
VeeryTurdidae112025+70%1976
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-9%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+19%1976
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102025+767%1985
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae92025-75%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92025+127%1976
American CrowCorvidae82025-34%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+50%1976
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+122%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-65%1976
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72025-13%1976
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+100%1976
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+360%1991
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+225%1988
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+63%1976
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae62025-52%1976
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62002+500%1975
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61990+500%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae62006-72%1987
Warbling VireoVireonidae62005+500%1980
Herring GullLaridae62010+500%1990
Common RavenCorvidae52025-46%1976
European StarlingSturnidae52025-84%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-73%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+26%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae51980+150%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52014-88%1976
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52025-32%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+83%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+57%1978
House SparrowPasseridae51990+300%1979

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