BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 12
Wilson Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 133 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
133Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1966–2010Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Michigan Wilson
Top 40 of 133 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 44 | 2010 | +138% | 1968 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 40 | 2007 | +413% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 39 | 2010 | +185% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 33 | 2010 | +97% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 29 | 2010 | +128% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 24 | 2010 | +224% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2010 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2010 | 11× | 1974 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2010 | +66% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 21 | 2010 | +64% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2010 | +429% | 1968 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2010 | +26% | 1980 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2010 | +371% | 1968 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 13 | 2010 | +186% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2003 | 12× | 1995 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 11 | 2010 | +320% | 1971 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2010 | +233% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2010 | +29% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2010 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2010 | +80% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2010 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2010 | +575% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2010 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2009 | +100% | 1981 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2010 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2010 | +220% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2010 | +150% | 1974 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2010 | -54% | 1975 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 5 | 2010 | +50% | 2005 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2010 | +83% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2010 | +58% | 1968 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2009 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2010 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2009 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2010 | -50% | 1974 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 4 | 2005 | +100% | 1986 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 1993 | +300% | 1985 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2006 | n/a | n/a | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2002 | +100% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2010 | +78% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.