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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5

Juneau Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Juneau

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Juneau 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
Common RavenCorvidae622025-21%1985
Surf ScoterAnatidae512023-87%2003
Varied ThrushTurdidae372025-34%1985
American CrowCorvidae232025-35%1985
Bald EagleAccipitridae222025+22%1985
American RobinTurdidae222025-44%1985
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae202025+110%1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae19202511×1986
Short-billed GullLaridae172013-4%1989
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae152025-48%1985
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae142025+23%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025+93%1991
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae112025+67%1985
Pine SiskinFringillidae112025+36%1985
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae112006n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae101994+100%1985
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae92025-67%1985
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae92025-30%1985
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae92011+800%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024-22%1985
Wilson's WarblerParulidae82025-62%1986
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82025-50%1985
White-winged ScoterAnatidae72012+133%1983
European StarlingSturnidae72025+29%1985
Marbled MurreletAlcidae62025-23%1986
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62025+0%1986
Townsend's WarblerParulidae52025-50%1985
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52023-73%1990
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42025-78%1985
MallardAnatidae42025+300%1990
Herring GullLaridae41991n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+100%1995
Harlequin DuckAnatidae42023-83%2000
Vaux's SwiftApodidae42014+100%1995
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae32025+60%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32025+200%1989
Sooty GrousePhasianidae22025+113%1985
Steller's JayCorvidae22025-65%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024-88%1985
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae22025-78%1985

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