BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4
Chatanika R Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 57 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
57Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1968–2023Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Alaska Chatanika R
Top 40 of 57 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-winged Crossbill | Fringillidae | 64 | 2023 | +433% | 1995 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 59 | 2023 | -31% | 1993 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 46 | 2023 | +116% | 1993 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2023 | +28% | 1993 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2023 | +87% | 1993 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2023 | +27% | 1993 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 12 | 2023 | -8% | 1993 | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2023 | -71% | 1993 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2023 | -35% | 1993 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | +4% | 1993 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2023 | +35% | 1993 | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | +17% | 1993 | |
| American Tree Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2015 | +67% | 1993 | |
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2023 | +400% | 1995 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2021 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 2007 | |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2021 | +140% | 1993 | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | +0% | 1993 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2023 | -38% | 1993 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2019 | +33% | 2000 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | -70% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2021 | -92% | 1992 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2009 | +67% | 1999 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Boreal Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2023 | +43% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | -33% | 2012 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2021 | -17% | 1997 | |
| Rough-legged Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2019 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 1 | 1995 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2022 | -58% | 1993 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.