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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 2

Council Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Council

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Council 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
Northern WaterthrushParulidae472024+27%1995
Fox SparrowPasserellidae442024-16%1995
Golden-crowned SparrowPasserellidae342024-24%1995
American RobinTurdidae272024-39%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae212024-12%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae192024+46%1995
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae192024-54%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae182024-32%1995
Semipalmated SandpiperScolopacidae152024+15%1995
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopidae142024-61%1995
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae122024-45%1996
DunlinScolopacidae112012+300%1999
Glaucous GullLaridae82018+60%1995
Semipalmated PloverCharadriidae82024-13%1995
Northern PintailAnatidae72024-42%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72024-57%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae72024-27%1995
Short-eared OwlStrigidae72009+250%2000
Greater ScaupAnatidae52024-10%1997
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52023+214%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae52023+80%1998
Long-tailed JaegerStercorariidae42023-50%1995
Blackpoll WarblerParulidae42024+325%1995
Common RavenCorvidae42024+14%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+180%1998
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024-33%2009
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42008n/an/a
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae42023+300%2019
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32004+0%1997
Wandering TattlerScolopacidae22017-30%1996
American Golden-PloverCharadriidae22023+20%1995
American PipitMotacillidae22024-38%1995
Northern WheatearMuscicapidae22012+20%1996
Harlequin DuckAnatidae22018+71%1996
Common EiderAnatidae22023-58%1996
Pacific LoonGaviidae22023+133%1997
Tundra SwanAnatidae22024+167%1999
Varied ThrushTurdidae22024+0%2008
Black ScoterAnatidae21999n/an/a
Common MerganserAnatidae22019-71%2000

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