BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4

Coldfoot Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

72Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
19942024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Coldfoot

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coldfoot route.
History
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae392024-52%1996
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae222024+0%1996
Fox SparrowPasserellidae112024-65%1996
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae82021+100%1997
Common RavenCorvidae82024+220%1998
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae62024-33%1996
American RobinTurdidae62024-69%1996
Bohemian WaxwingBombycillidae42022+75%2009
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopidae42022-22%2003
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32023-17%2006
BuffleheadAnatidae32023-40%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32022-22%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae32023+83%1998
Northern WaterthrushParulidae32024-55%1997
Black ScoterAnatidae32002+0%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32022+200%2004
American GoshawkAccipitridae32012n/an/a
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32022+50%2015
Sandhill CraneGruidae32018n/an/a
Greater ScaupAnatidae22024-67%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22024-40%1996
Lesser YellowlegsScolopacidae22019-29%1997
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-5%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22024-82%1996
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22024-89%1997
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae22024-58%1996
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22024+63%1997
Lesser ScaupAnatidae22003-33%1996
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae22022-33%2006
Glaucous GullLaridae22013n/an/a
Least SandpiperScolopacidae22018+100%2015
MallardAnatidae22023n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12021+0%2001
Canada JayCorvidae12024-11%1996
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae12024-57%1996
Boreal ChickadeeParidae12019-11%1997
Varied ThrushTurdidae12024-52%1996
Horned GrebePodicipedidae11995n/an/a
Short-billed GullLaridae12005+0%1995
Tundra SwanAnatidae12024-50%1995

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