BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 2

King Salmon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

77Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
19932024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska King Salmon

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

Species recorded on the King Salmon route.
History
American RobinTurdidae582024-32%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae572024+214%1995
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae482024-25%1995
WhimbrelScolopacidae462023+140%2004
Wilson's WarblerParulidae442024-30%1995
Black ScoterAnatidae392017+200%1999
Tree SwallowHirundinidae362024+28%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae302024+86%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae272024+130%1995
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae242024-40%1995
Varied ThrushTurdidae242024-6%1995
Tundra SwanAnatidae212024-71%1995
Aleutian TernLaridae212024+256%2001
Blackpoll WarblerParulidae202024-61%1995
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae182024-58%1995
Red-necked PhalaropeScolopacidae152023+433%1997
Short-billed GullLaridae132024+0%1995
Greater YellowlegsScolopacidae132024+11%1995
Fox SparrowPasserellidae132024+5%1995
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae82024+23%1995
Canada JayCorvidae72024+23%1995
Bald EagleAccipitridae72023+29%1997
Common RavenCorvidae62024-60%1995
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae62024-90%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024-67%1995
Least SandpiperScolopacidae52024+0%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+133%1999
White-winged ScoterAnatidae52007n/an/a
Northern WaterthrushParulidae42024+11%1995
Willow PtarmiganPhasianidae42024+133%2000
Golden-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32024-20%1995
Common LoonGaviidae32023+50%1997
Parasitic JaegerStercorariidae32023+20%2014
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae32024+50%2000
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32024+67%2011
Greater ScaupAnatidae22019-33%2005
Lapland LongspurCalcariidae22024-91%1995
Hudsonian GodwitScolopacidae22018+20%1996
Northern PintailAnatidae22024-14%2000
American Golden-PloverCharadriidae21998-33%1997

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