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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 32 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 →
32Years 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
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 VireoVireonidae552024+76%1976
American RedstartParulidae382024+353%1976
American RobinTurdidae282024+30%1976
OvenbirdParulidae192024+18%1976
Nashville WarblerParulidae172024+130%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024+63%1976
VeeryTurdidae142024+57%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae132024+133%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024+69%1976
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae92024-76%1976
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92024+500%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024+22%1976
Pine WarblerParulidae82024+380%1991
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-4%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024-77%1976
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72024+236%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+31%1976
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72024-36%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+25%1976
American CrowCorvidae62024-38%1976
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62002+500%1975
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+78%1979
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae61990+500%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae62006-72%1987
Warbling VireoVireonidae62005+500%1980
Herring GullLaridae62010+500%1990
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024-31%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae51980+150%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52014-88%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024-50%1976
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52024-23%1978
Mourning WarblerParulidae52024-21%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae52023+17%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+57%1978
House SparrowPasseridae51990+300%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae51980n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+275%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024-48%1976
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-79%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-53%1979

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