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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5

Hope Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

51Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Hope

Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hope 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 ThrushTurdidae462025+10%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae342025+9%1994
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae272025-24%1994
Wilson's WarblerParulidae252025-49%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae212025+11%1994
Fox SparrowPasserellidae202025+110%1994
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+200%1994
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae152025+93%1994
Townsend's WarblerParulidae122025-86%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae112025+192%2003
American RobinTurdidae92025+110%1994
Glaucous GullLaridae92012+80%2011
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae82025+9%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+0%1998
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae62024+133%2003
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+131%1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62025+600%1997
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae52025-28%1997
Canada JayCorvidae42024+50%1994
Golden-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42025-44%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae42023+0%2014
Common RavenCorvidae42024-14%1998
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42025+71%2002
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-33%2002
Steller's JayCorvidae42022+100%2003
Short-billed GullLaridae42021+180%2009
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+317%2002
Bald EagleAccipitridae32024-17%2003
Northern WaterthrushParulidae32024+83%2016
Herring GullLaridae32015-64%2004
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32015-17%2007
American CrowCorvidae32014n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22016-10%1994
Bank SwallowHirundinidae21993n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae22025+244%2002
Boreal ChickadeeParidae22025+0%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22014+100%2005
Song SparrowPasserellidae22025+250%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22023+150%2017
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae12023+0%1985

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