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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 38 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2024Span
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
Surf ScoterAnatidae512023-87%2003
Bald EagleAccipitridae482024+30%1985
American RobinTurdidae382024-38%1985
American CrowCorvidae312024-41%1985
Common RavenCorvidae302024-41%1985
Varied ThrushTurdidae292024-36%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024+960%1986
Short-billed GullLaridae172013-4%1989
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae162024+20%1986
Hermit ThrushTurdidae142024-49%1985
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae122024-36%1985
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae112006n/an/a
Townsend's WarblerParulidae102024-50%1985
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae102024+12%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae101994+100%1985
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae92011+800%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024-22%1985
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae82024-70%1985
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae82024-62%1985
White-winged ScoterAnatidae72012+133%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024+6%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+121%1991
Wilson's WarblerParulidae52024-71%1986
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52024-20%1986
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52023-73%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+75%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae42024-36%1985
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42024-78%1985
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae42024-80%1985
Herring GullLaridae41991n/an/a
Harlequin DuckAnatidae42023-83%2000
Vaux's SwiftApodidae42014+100%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32024+200%1989
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae22024-22%1985
Steller's JayCorvidae22024-44%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22024-82%1985
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22024+40%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024-88%1985
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22023+100%1984
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22021-43%1989

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