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Haines Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 23 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
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
Pine SiskinFringillidae712025+44%1989
American CrowCorvidae692025+206%1989
Wilson's WarblerParulidae592025+261%1989
American RobinTurdidae572025+93%1989
Varied ThrushTurdidae552025+287%1991
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae482025+262%1989
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae422025+150%1993
Hermit ThrushTurdidae31202514×1989
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae252024-17%1989
Red CrossbillFringillidae211999-4%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae202025+822%1994
Surf ScoterAnatidae192025+33%1996
Sooty GrousePhasianidae182025+43%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae172025+186%1994
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae132025+60%1994
Common RavenCorvidae122025-29%1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025+84%1989
Arctic TernLaridae122025-30%1991
European StarlingSturnidae121989n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025+86%1991
Marbled MurreletAlcidae102025+0%1993
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae102025-33%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae102025-26%1995
Bald EagleAccipitridae92025+35%1989
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae92025+467%1991
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae92025-30%1989
Steller's JayCorvidae82025+125%1991
Short-billed GullLaridae62025-97%1989
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62025+214%1993
Red-breasted MerganserAnatidae62008-14%1989
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae62025+25%1993
White-winged ScoterAnatidae62004-42%1995
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae62005+260%1996
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61995n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+114%1993
MallardAnatidae52025+300%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae52024+11%1997
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae42022-64%1993
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae42025+131%1989
Common LoonGaviidae32024+0%1994

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