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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Walloon Lake 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Walloon Lake 2

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Walloon Lake 2 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
Common GrackleIcteridae512024+100%2007
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae412024-1%2007
American RobinTurdidae392024+7%2007
European StarlingSturnidae352024-76%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332024-18%2007
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae312024-3%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252024-2%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024-38%2007
American RedstartParulidae232024+207%2007
Blue JayCorvidae222024+31%2007
American CrowCorvidae222024-62%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024-56%2007
OvenbirdParulidae222024-14%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-41%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024-33%2007
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae142024-7%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024-37%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-20%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-20%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-18%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92007+350%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+47%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+100%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+133%2007
Sandhill CraneGruidae72024+600%2009
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62018-53%2007
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62024+500%2005
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62024-41%2007
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52024+200%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+11%2007
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-11%2008
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024-42%2007
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024+67%2007
VeeryTurdidae52024-50%2007
Wood DuckAnatidae52010n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+400%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+33%2008
Purple FinchFringillidae42010+25%2006
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024-38%2007
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024-27%2007

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