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Haines Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Haines

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Haines 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
American RobinTurdidae742024+79%1989
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae712024+282%1989
Wilson's WarblerParulidae562024+251%1989
Surf ScoterAnatidae492024+96%1996
American CrowCorvidae372024+177%1989
Townsend's WarblerParulidae372024+800%1994
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae352024+124%1993
Hermit ThrushTurdidae33202413×1989
Varied ThrushTurdidae262024+177%1991
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae252024-17%1989
Red CrossbillFringillidae211999-4%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae192024+89%1989
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae192024+408%1991
Pine SiskinFringillidae182024-55%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae182024+219%1994
Sooty GrousePhasianidae162024+29%1994
Bald EagleAccipitridae152024+35%1989
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae142024-40%1989
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae142024-44%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae132024+43%1991
European StarlingSturnidae121989n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae112024-22%1989
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae102024+162%1989
MallardAnatidae102024+225%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae102024-42%1995
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+314%1993
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae62024+0%1994
Red-breasted MerganserAnatidae62008-14%1989
White-winged ScoterAnatidae62004-42%1995
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae62005+260%1996
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61995n/an/a
Short-billed GullLaridae52024-97%1989
Western TanagerCardinalidae52024+11%1997
American RedstartParulidae52024+29%1996
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae42022-64%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024+200%1993
Northern WaterthrushParulidae42024+78%1996
Common LoonGaviidae32024+0%1994
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae32023+80%1989
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae32023-25%1993

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