BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Tahquamenon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 134 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.
134Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1974–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Tahquamenon
Top 40 of 134 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 55 | 2024 | +76% | 1976 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 38 | 2024 | +353% | 1976 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | +30% | 1976 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 19 | 2024 | +18% | 1976 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | +130% | 1976 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | +63% | 1976 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | +57% | 1976 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +133% | 1976 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | +69% | 1976 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -76% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +500% | 1985 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2024 | +22% | 1976 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +380% | 1991 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -4% | 1976 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -77% | 1976 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +236% | 1976 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +31% | 1976 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -36% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +25% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | -38% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2002 | +500% | 1975 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +78% | 1979 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 1990 | +500% | 1976 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 6 | 2006 | -72% | 1987 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2005 | +500% | 1980 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 6 | 2010 | +500% | 1990 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -31% | 1976 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1980 | +150% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2014 | -88% | 1976 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -50% | 1976 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -23% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -21% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2023 | +17% | 1979 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +57% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 1990 | +300% | 1979 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +275% | 1988 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -48% | 1976 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -79% | 1976 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -53% | 1979 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.