BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23
Tyre Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1967–1996Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Tyre
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 118 | 1996 | -33% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 59 | 1996 | +137% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 54 | 1996 | +18% | 1971 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 50 | 1996 | -22% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 1996 | -21% | 1971 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 35 | 1996 | +229% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 35 | 1996 | -78% | 1971 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 33 | 1996 | +471% | 1971 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 31 | 1996 | +50% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 28 | 1996 | +65% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 23 | 1996 | -56% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 1996 | -49% | 1971 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 18 | 1996 | +42% | 1971 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 1996 | +8% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 1996 | +15% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 1996 | -89% | 1971 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 1996 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 10 | 1996 | -74% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1996 | +325% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1996 | -54% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 1996 | +36% | 1971 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 9 | 1996 | +16% | 1971 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 1996 | +38% | 1971 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 1996 | +70% | 1971 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1996 | -30% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 1996 | -84% | 1971 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1996 | -84% | 1971 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 1996 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1996 | +71% | 1981 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1996 | +50% | 1978 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1995 | +60% | 1981 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 1996 | -38% | 1981 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1996 | +90% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1996 | -76% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1996 | +25% | 1971 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1996 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1996 | +180% | 1978 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1996 | +17% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1992 | +13% | 1971 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 1996 | +86% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.