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Black-backed Woodpecker Population Trend in Alaska

Black-backed Woodpecker in Alaska has surged: up 182% on the route-weighted index since 2000.

+182%Since 2000
18Routes In State
14Years

Notable Black-backed Woodpecker Trends in Alaska

long arc increasecomputed index

Black-backed Woodpecker has surged in Alaska: up 182% on the route-weighted index since 2000.

Black-backed Woodpecker Survey Routes in Alaska

Routes recording Black-backed Woodpecker in Alaska.
Chichagof Is419951995
Seven Lakes320172017
Circle220132012
Mt. Fairplay220222022
Tower Bluffs220222022
Mud River220041996
Northway220222015
Ft. Richrdsn220072007
Dillingham220172017
Moose Creek120122012
Birch Lake120222022
Livengood120212021
Slana120222017
Chena Hot Spring 2120072002
Coldfoot120122007
Donelly Dome120222022
Hather Creek120032000
Kalifonsky120222022

Black-backed Woodpecker Population Trend in Other States

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.