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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
12Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 81 | 2004 | -15% | 1985 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2004 | +102% | 1985 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 31 | 2004 | +25% | 1985 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 28 | 2004 | +0% | 1985 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2004 | -4% | 1985 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 27 | 2004 | +163% | 1985 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2004 | +86% | 1985 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 25 | 2004 | +127% | 1985 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2004 | +146% | 1985 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 20 | 2004 | +43% | 1985 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 19 | 2004 | +78% | 1985 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2004 | +25% | 1985 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2004 | +87% | 1985 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 2004 | -13% | 1985 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2004 | +211% | 1985 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2004 | -31% | 1985 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 11 | 2004 | +262% | 1986 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2004 | -32% | 1985 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2004 | +46% | 1985 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 10 | 2004 | -11% | 1985 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 10 | 1993 | +900% | 1990 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2004 | -62% | 1985 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 1991 | +60% | 1980 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2004 | -13% | 1985 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2004 | -16% | 1985 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2004 | -55% | 1985 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2004 | -71% | 1985 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2004 | +9% | 1985 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 5 | 2004 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2004 | +200% | 1985 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2004 | +80% | 1985 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2004 | +8% | 1985 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2004 | -20% | 1985 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2004 | +86% | 1985 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2004 | +289% | 1985 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2004 | +20% | 1986 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2004 | +53% | 1985 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1993 | -61% | 1985 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2004 | -18% | 1985 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2004 | +115% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.