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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Waldenburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2017Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Waldenburg

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waldenburg 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 StarlingSturnidae722017-65%1970
American RobinTurdidae542017-6%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae422017+234%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392017-84%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392017+22%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae312017-82%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae192017-71%1970
American CrowCorvidae142017-34%1970
House SparrowPasseridae142017-77%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae142017+54%2005
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102017+67%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92017-22%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae92000-4%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae82017-82%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82013+150%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72000+171%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62017+129%1990
House FinchFringillidae52013-11%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae42017-68%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42017-53%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae42017+0%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42016+75%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae42017+60%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42017+267%1988
Ring-billed GullLaridae42008-54%1994
Blue JayCorvidae32017+160%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae31986+29%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae22014-92%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22017-77%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae22015-40%1970
BobolinkIcteridae22006-97%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22000+0%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22017+88%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22017-50%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae22011+20%1977
OvenbirdParulidae21998+20%1975
American RedstartParulidae21990+100%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22016-73%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae21999-20%1975
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae21982+0%1977

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