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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5

Chichagof Is Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

51Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Chichagof Is

Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chichagof Is 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
Varied ThrushTurdidae1552024+29%1997
Hermit ThrushTurdidae742024-15%1997
Townsend's WarblerParulidae512024-13%1997
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae482024-20%1997
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae452024+91%1997
Wilson's WarblerParulidae412024+77%1997
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae362024+11%1997
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae342024+7%1997
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae342024-11%1997
Fox SparrowPasserellidae232024+153%1997
American RobinTurdidae222024-5%1997
Marbled MurreletAlcidae142024-23%2000
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-19%1997
American CrowCorvidae72019+175%1998
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae62024-42%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae62021-47%2013
Bald EagleAccipitridae52024+100%2005
Steller's JayCorvidae42024-65%1998
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicidae41995n/an/a
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae42024-68%1998
Red CrossbillFringillidae32023-45%2000
Vaux's SwiftApodidae32016n/an/a
Greater YellowlegsScolopacidae22023+0%2005
Sooty GrousePhasianidae22024-29%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-17%1998
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae22024-50%1997
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae22024-74%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22013+0%2005
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22022n/an/a
Tennessee WarblerParulidae22022n/an/a
Common MerganserAnatidae12021-13%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae12010-82%1995
Common RavenCorvidae12024+17%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12023+0%1998
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae12024-14%1998
Pine SiskinFringillidae12019+543%1998
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae12022+40%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae12024-57%2000
Northern Saw-whet OwlStrigidae11998n/an/a
American DipperCinclidae12024-25%2012

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