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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5

Hoonah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 49 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

49Species 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 →
28Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Hoonah

Top 40 of 49 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hoonah 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
Varied ThrushTurdidae1452024+23%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae642024+479%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae632024+17%1995
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae492024+172%1995
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae322024-48%1995
Townsend's WarblerParulidae302024-47%1995
American RobinTurdidae262024+34%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae252024+88%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae232024-54%1995
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae202024-34%1995
Fox SparrowPasserellidae132024+194%1995
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+300%1995
Red CrossbillFringillidae72019+88%1997
American CrowCorvidae62021-15%1995
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62022-63%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae6202414×1997
Marbled MurreletAlcidae52023+50%1995
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae42024-9%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae42024-52%1995
Bald EagleAccipitridae32024+67%1995
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae32024-63%1995
Common RavenCorvidae32024-40%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-58%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae22024-46%1996
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22024-69%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae22023+33%2003
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22013-50%1997
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae22022+100%2003
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22022+0%2015
Common MerganserAnatidae12024-63%1998
Greater YellowlegsScolopacidae12024-77%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12011-67%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae12000-89%1994
Sooty GrousePhasianidae12024-25%1998
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae12019+33%1998
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae11995n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae11995n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae12021-25%2004
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae12021-33%1998
Red-throated LoonGaviidae11997n/an/a

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