BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5
Hope Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.
51Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1985–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Alaska Hope
Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 68 | 2024 | -1% | 1994 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 60 | 2024 | -4% | 1994 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 54 | 2024 | -21% | 1994 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 54 | 2024 | +11% | 1994 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 47 | 2024 | +8% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 35 | 2024 | +120% | 1994 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 32 | 2024 | +102% | 1994 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2024 | +52% | 1994 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 25 | 2024 | +213% | 1994 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2024 | +193% | 1994 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 20 | 2024 | +500% | 1997 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 19 | 2024 | -53% | 1994 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2024 | +250% | 2002 | |
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | -31% | 1994 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | -90% | 1994 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +131% | 2003 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 11 | 2024 | +283% | 2002 | |
| Boreal Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | +23% | 1997 | |
| Glaucous Gull | Laridae | 9 | 2012 | +80% | 2011 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +250% | 1998 | |
| Pine Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +133% | 2003 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +120% | 2021 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 5 | 2024 | +57% | 2002 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 1994 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 2014 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | -14% | 1998 | |
| American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -33% | 2002 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 2003 | |
| Short-billed Gull | Laridae | 4 | 2021 | +180% | 2009 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | -17% | 2003 | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +83% | 2016 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 3 | 2015 | -64% | 2004 | |
| Townsend's Solitaire | Turdidae | 3 | 2015 | -17% | 2007 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2016 | -10% | 1994 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2014 | +100% | 2005 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2023 | +150% | 2017 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.