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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Traverse Cty Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

95Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–1992Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Traverse Cty

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Traverse Cty 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
European StarlingSturnidae751992-19%1976
American RobinTurdidae521992-12%1976
Ring-billed GullLaridae37198519×1978
Common GrackleIcteridae361992+65%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae321992+286%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae281992n/an/a
MallardAnatidae251992+325%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae251992+28%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae201992+36%1976
American CrowCorvidae191992-9%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae191992-33%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae191992-31%1976
House SparrowPasseridae181992-30%1976
Blue JayCorvidae141992+37%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae141992-24%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae141992+20%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae111992+0%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae111992+140%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae101992-51%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae101992+17%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae81992-27%1976
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae81992+18%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae81992-49%1976
House FinchFringillidae81992n/an/a
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae71992-43%1976
OvenbirdParulidae71992+31%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae61992-5%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae61992+24%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae61992-19%1976
Horned LarkAlaudidae51985-27%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae41992+3%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae41992-9%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae41992+13%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae41975n/an/a
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae31992-27%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31992-21%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae31992+60%1977
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae31985n/an/a
American WoodcockScolopacidae21974n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21992-47%1976

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