BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4
Chicken Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.
56Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Alaska Chicken
Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-winged Crossbill | Fringillidae | 51 | 2023 | +121% | 1994 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 50 | 2024 | +4% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 45 | 2024 | +0% | 1994 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 40 | 2024 | -24% | 1994 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 36 | 2024 | -41% | 1994 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | +39% | 1994 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 20 | 2024 | -3% | 1994 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +177% | 1994 | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | +60% | 1994 | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -15% | 1994 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | -67% | 1994 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | +33% | 1994 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 9 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +317% | 2013 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +375% | 2016 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | -50% | 1994 | |
| Boreal Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2023 | +120% | 1994 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | -17% | 1996 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +60% | 2021 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 2019 | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Bufflehead | Anatidae | 4 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2024 | +25% | 1994 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 2 | 2024 | -14% | 1997 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 2 | 2023 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 2014 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2022 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2024 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2024 | +50% | 2017 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2024 | +388% | 1997 | |
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 1 | 2024 | +83% | 2014 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 1 | 2024 | -14% | 1994 | |
| American Goshawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2024 | +25% | 2016 | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Scolopacidae | 1 | 1994 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.