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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5

Kuiu Island Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 38 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

38Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2010Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Kuiu Island

Top 38 of 38 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kuiu Island 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 ThrushTurdidae932010-22%2004
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae63201013×2004
Townsend's WarblerParulidae462010+207%2004
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae312010-26%2004
Hermit ThrushTurdidae302010-56%2004
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae212010+200%2004
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae182010-62%2004
American RobinTurdidae122010+140%2004
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae112010+175%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae112010n/an/a
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae102010-55%2004
Sooty GrousePhasianidae82010+60%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae82010+100%2009
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae72010+600%2004
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72010+133%2004
Common RavenCorvidae62004n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae52010-83%2004
Fox SparrowPasserellidae52010+150%2004
Brown CreeperCerthiidae52010+67%2009
Steller's JayCorvidae42010-33%2004
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae42010+300%2004
Wilson's WarblerParulidae42010+0%2009
Marbled MurreletAlcidae22010-92%2004
Common EiderAnatidae22004n/an/a
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22010-80%2004
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22004n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22010+0%2009
Bonaparte's GullLaridae22010n/an/a
Northern Pygmy-OwlStrigidae22010n/an/a
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22010n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22010n/an/a
Common MerganserAnatidae12004n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae12004n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae12010-50%2004
Greater YellowlegsScolopacidae12009n/an/a
Bald EagleAccipitridae12009n/an/a
Pine SiskinFringillidae12010-75%2009
Short-billed GullLaridae12010n/an/a

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