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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 2

Cape Nome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Cape Nome

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cape Nome 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 MurreAlcidae150201513×2005
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae632024+24%1997
American WigeonAnatidae502017-65%1997
Short-billed GullLaridae432024+153%1997
Greater ScaupAnatidae432024+20%1997
Arctic TernLaridae342024-76%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae312024-26%1997
Northern PintailAnatidae262024-66%1997
Semipalmated SandpiperScolopacidae262024+242%1997
Lapland LongspurCalcariidae222024-48%1997
Tundra SwanAnatidae192024+69%1998
Common EiderAnatidae162024-14%1998
Fox SparrowPasserellidae152024+70%1998
Sandhill CraneGruidae142024+56%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae112024-11%1998
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae112024+425%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae102024+13%2003
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae102024-9%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024+129%2003
Long-tailed JaegerStercorariidae92024-4%1997
Western SandpiperScolopacidae92015-8%1997
Common LoonGaviidae92024+275%2010
Long-billed DowitcherScolopacidae72012-94%2004
Common GoldeneyeAnatidae62012+200%1997
Harlequin DuckAnatidae52018+67%1997
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacillidae52012-90%1997
Black ScoterAnatidae52012+9%2006
Aleutian TernLaridae42019+20%1998
Lesser ScaupAnatidae41997n/an/a
Northern WaterthrushParulidae42024-29%1998
Wilson's WarblerParulidae42024+140%2004
SurfbirdScolopacidae42005n/an/a
Red-throated LoonGaviidae32024+38%1997
Green-winged TealAnatidae32019+25%2006
WhimbrelScolopacidae32024+13%1997
Common RavenCorvidae32024-33%1997
American RobinTurdidae32024+86%2003
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopidae32017+200%1998
Pacific Golden-PloverCharadriidae32019-29%2006
American PipitMotacillidae32007+200%2005

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