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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 3

Galbraith L. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

61Species 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 →
31Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Galbraith L.

Top 40 of 61 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 LongspurCalcariidae1692024+174%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae932024+340%1995
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae742024+203%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae442024+668%1996
American Golden-PloverCharadriidae102024+88%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae92024+400%1996
Greater ScaupAnatidae82024+29%1997
Rock PtarmiganPhasianidae82024+167%2010
Smith's LongspurCalcariidae82024+283%2012
Long-tailed JaegerStercorariidae72024-41%1995
Least SandpiperScolopacidae72024+233%2021
Red-necked PhalaropeScolopacidae62024+283%1996
Red-throated LoonGaviidae52024+140%2008
Greater White-fronted GooseAnatidae52024+314%1999
Tundra SwanAnatidae52024+50%2007
Green-winged TealAnatidae52022-53%2005
Cackling GooseAnatidae52022n/an/a
Snow BuntingCalcariidae41993n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+113%2011
Lesser ScaupAnatidae32024-57%1993
Lesser YellowlegsScolopacidae32022+100%2000
Glaucous GullLaridae32024+60%1996
Yellow-billed LoonGaviidae32024+50%2022
Arctic TernLaridae22022-14%1995
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacillidae22014-64%1996
Willow PtarmiganPhasianidae22024-14%1998
Horned GrebePodicipedidae21997n/an/a
WhimbrelScolopacidae22024-40%2000
BluethroatMuscicapidae22024+50%2015
American WigeonAnatidae22024+100%2000
American RobinTurdidae22024+67%2005
Semipalmated PloverCharadriidae22007n/an/a
Red-breasted MerganserAnatidae22014n/an/a
White-winged ScoterAnatidae22024+50%2022
Northern ShrikeLaniidae22022n/an/a
Short-billed GullLaridae12013-81%1995
Long-tailed DuckAnatidae12024+20%1995
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12021+33%2009
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae12024+78%1997
Common RavenCorvidae12023+25%2005

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