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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 3

Happy Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

60Species 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
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Bird Species Found on Alaska Happy Valley

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Happy Valley 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 Tree SparrowPasserellidae1392025+388%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae1162025+243%1995
Lapland LongspurCalcariidae472025+119%1995
Smith's LongspurCalcariidae41202521×1998
Greater ScaupAnatidae372025+88%1996
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae312025+708%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae302024+82%1995
Willow PtarmiganPhasianidae212025+460%2000
Common RavenCorvidae172025+286%1996
Cackling GooseAnatidae152025-32%2022
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacillidae112025-46%1995
Fox SparrowPasserellidae72025+113%1997
Green-winged TealAnatidae62024+57%2000
Northern PintailAnatidae62025+156%1995
Glaucous GullLaridae52025+57%1995
Least SandpiperScolopacidae52025+144%2021
Lesser ScaupAnatidae42025-9%1998
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42025+127%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+50%2001
Long-tailed DuckAnatidae32024+80%1997
Semipalmated SandpiperScolopacidae32013+200%1993
Semipalmated PloverCharadriidae32024-29%2018
Northern WheatearMuscicapidae31993n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae32025+125%1996
BluethroatMuscicapidae32025+0%2004
Rough-legged HawkAccipitridae22025+67%1997
Greater White-fronted GooseAnatidae22025+178%1998
Short-eared OwlStrigidae22012+50%2008
Tundra SwanAnatidae22024-60%2007
White-winged ScoterAnatidae22024-50%2012
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22019-75%2012
Red-breasted MerganserAnatidae22016n/an/a
Yellow-billed LoonGaviidae22021n/an/a
Snow GooseAnatidae22023n/an/a
American PipitMotacillidae22023n/an/a
Long-tailed JaegerStercorariidae12025-50%1995
Lesser YellowlegsScolopacidae12023+25%2000
American Golden-PloverCharadriidae12023-79%1996
GyrfalconFalconidae12025-33%2002
Pacific LoonGaviidae12022+0%1999

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