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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 3

Galbraith L. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

64Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Galbraith L.

Top 40 of 64 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Galbraith L. 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
Lapland LongspurCalcariidae2102025+175%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae872025+306%1995
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae772025+203%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae502025+605%1996
Rock PtarmiganPhasianidae132025+350%2010
Northern PintailAnatidae102025+67%2004
Greater ScaupAnatidae72025+17%1997
Smith's LongspurCalcariidae72025+183%2012
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62025+22%1997
Red-throated LoonGaviidae52024+140%2008
Red-necked PhalaropeScolopacidae52025+117%1996
Tundra SwanAnatidae52024+50%2007
Snow BuntingCalcariidae41993n/an/a
BluethroatMuscicapidae42025+200%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+113%2011
Cackling GooseAnatidae42025-20%2022
Lesser YellowlegsScolopacidae32022+100%2000
American Golden-PloverCharadriidae32025+31%1995
Glaucous GullLaridae32025+80%1996
Willow PtarmiganPhasianidae32025+14%1998
Common RavenCorvidae32025+38%2005
Yellow-billed LoonGaviidae32024+50%2022
Long-tailed JaegerStercorariidae22025-53%1995
Arctic TernLaridae22022-14%1995
Lesser ScaupAnatidae22025-67%1998
Long-tailed DuckAnatidae22025+40%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae22025+350%1996
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacillidae22014-64%1996
Greater White-fronted GooseAnatidae22025+114%1999
Green-winged TealAnatidae22025-47%2005
Horned GrebePodicipedidae21997n/an/a
WhimbrelScolopacidae22024-40%2000
Common LoonGaviidae22025-17%2004
American WigeonAnatidae22024+100%2000
American RobinTurdidae22025+67%2005
Semipalmated PloverCharadriidae22007n/an/a
Red-breasted MerganserAnatidae22014n/an/a
White-winged ScoterAnatidae22024+50%2022
Least SandpiperScolopacidae22025+200%2021
Northern ShrikeLaniidae22022n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.