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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 31 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 →
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
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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 SparrowPasserellidae1492024+427%1996
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae972024+254%1995
Smith's LongspurCalcariidae56202423×1998
Lapland LongspurCalcariidae432024+107%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae302024+82%1995
Willow PtarmiganPhasianidae222024+270%2000
Cackling GooseAnatidae222022n/an/a
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacillidae182024-35%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae162024+155%1995
Greater White-fronted GooseAnatidae152024+178%1998
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae14202412×1995
Least SandpiperScolopacidae82024+122%2021
Green-winged TealAnatidae62024+57%2000
Northern PintailAnatidae62024+100%1995
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62024+9%1998
Common RavenCorvidae52024+157%1996
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42024+125%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+70%2001
Long-tailed DuckAnatidae32024+80%1997
Semipalmated SandpiperScolopacidae32013+200%1993
Semipalmated PloverCharadriidae32024-29%2018
Northern WheatearMuscicapidae31993n/an/a
Greater ScaupAnatidae32024-38%1996
American RobinTurdidae32024+150%1996
Wilson's WarblerParulidae32024+275%2002
Glaucous GullLaridae22024+43%1995
Rough-legged HawkAccipitridae22024+67%1997
Short-eared OwlStrigidae22012+50%2008
BluethroatMuscicapidae22024-17%2004
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 JaegerStercorariidae12021-17%1995
Lesser YellowlegsScolopacidae12023+25%2000
American Golden-PloverCharadriidae12023-79%1996
GyrfalconFalconidae12019-50%1993

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