BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4

Homer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

59Species Recorded

3Years Surveyed

1977–1982Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Homer

Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Homer route.

Glaucous-winged Gull	Laridae	463	1982	+256%	1977
Glaucous Gull	Laridae	253	1978	+58%	1977
Orange-crowned Warbler	Parulidae	52	1982	+271%	1977
Black-legged Kittiwake	Laridae	46	1982	12×	1978
Wilson's Warbler	Parulidae	42	1982	+250%	1978
Alder Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	41	1982	+486%	1977
Short-billed Gull	Laridae	39	1982	20×	1977
Varied Thrush	Turdidae	37	1982	-25%	1977
Pine Siskin	Fringillidae	36	1982	+64%	1977
Hermit Thrush	Turdidae	33	1982	+560%	1977
Savannah Sparrow	Passerellidae	31	1982	+182%	1977
Common Murre	Alcidae	30	1982	n/a	n/a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulidae	28	1982	+460%	1978
Townsend's Warbler	Parulidae	25	1982	n/a	n/a
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Passerellidae	21	1982	21×	1978
American Robin	Turdidae	20	1982	-33%	1977
Swainson's Thrush	Turdidae	19	1982	+27%	1977
Western Sandpiper	Scolopacidae	19	1982	n/a	n/a
Mallard	Anatidae	15	1982	15×	1977
Fox Sparrow	Passerellidae	14	1982	14×	1978
Blackpoll Warbler	Parulidae	12	1982	12×	1978
Common Eider	Anatidae	12	1982	n/a	n/a
Wilson's Snipe	Scolopacidae	10	1982	+900%	1978
Black-billed Magpie	Corvidae	9	1982	+800%	1977
Common Raven	Corvidae	8	1982	+167%	1978
Lincoln's Sparrow	Passerellidae	7	1982	n/a	n/a
Bank Swallow	Hirundinidae	6	1982	+500%	1978
Semipalmated Plover	Charadriidae	6	1982	n/a	n/a
White-crowned Sparrow	Passerellidae	5	1982	-50%	1977
Tree Swallow	Hirundinidae	5	1982	-62%	1977
Violet-green Swallow	Hirundinidae	5	1982	+400%	1978
Canada Jay	Corvidae	4	1982	-50%	1977
Boreal Chickadee	Paridae	4	1982	+300%	1977
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	4	1982	n/a	n/a
American Crow	Corvidae	4	1982	n/a	n/a
Pine Grosbeak	Fringillidae	2	1982	-33%	1977
Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	2	1982	-78%	1977
Arctic Tern	Laridae	2	1978	n/a	n/a
Say's Phoebe	Tyrannidae	2	1978	n/a	n/a
American Wigeon	Anatidae	2	1982	n/a	n/a

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