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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12

Walloon Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.

112Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2004Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Walloon Lake

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Walloon Lake 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 StarlingSturnidae812004-15%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332004+102%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae312004+25%1985
American RobinTurdidae282004+0%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272004-4%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae272004+163%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272004+86%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252004+127%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae202004+146%1985
OvenbirdParulidae202004+43%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192004+78%1985
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182004+25%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae132004+87%1985
American CrowCorvidae122004-13%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae122004+211%1985
Blue JayCorvidae112004-31%1985
Ring-billed GullLaridae112004+262%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102004-32%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae102004+46%1985
American RedstartParulidae102004-11%1985
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae101993+900%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92004-62%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae81991+60%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae62004-13%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62004-16%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62004-55%1985
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62004-71%1985
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62004+9%1985
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52004+100%1988
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52004+200%1985
Purple FinchFringillidae52004+80%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52004+8%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52004-20%1985
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae52004+86%1985
Nashville WarblerParulidae52004+289%1985
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52004+20%1986
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42004+53%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae41993-61%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42004-18%1985
House SparrowPasseridae42004+115%1985

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