BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5
Ketchikan Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.
73Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1971–2022Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Alaska Ketchikan
Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 71 | 2022 | +853% | 1973 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 66 | 2022 | +337% | 1973 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 56 | 2022 | +49% | 1973 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 56 | 2022 | +313% | 1973 | |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Laridae | 55 | 2017 | 12× | 2015 | |
| Townsend's Warbler | Parulidae | 51 | 2022 | +96% | 1990 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 27 | 2022 | +445% | 1973 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 23 | 2022 | +24% | 1974 | |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2022 | +193% | 1974 | |
| White-winged Scoter | Anatidae | 15 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 13 | 2022 | +180% | 1974 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2022 | +380% | 2000 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 9 | 2022 | +38% | 1991 | |
| Short-billed Gull | Laridae | 9 | 2022 | -88% | 1994 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2022 | +183% | 2009 | |
| Glaucous-winged Gull | Laridae | 7 | 2019 | -41% | 1989 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2021 | +14% | 1973 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | +833% | 1990 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2022 | +11% | 1990 | |
| Varied Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2022 | -66% | 1989 | |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2022 | -61% | 1990 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2022 | +40% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2022 | +133% | 1994 | |
| Marbled Murrelet | Alcidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | +67% | 1974 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 3 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 3 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2016 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2022 | -29% | 1973 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 2 | 2021 | +150% | 1974 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1971 | n/a | n/a | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2002 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2021 | -60% | 1994 | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 2 | 1971 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pacific Loon | Gaviidae | 2 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2017 | +50% | 1997 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2021 | -33% | 2016 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.