BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4

Kuskulana Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

74Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
19902024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Kuskulana

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kuskulana route.
History
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae972024+14%1992
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae572024-2%1992
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae222024+97%1993
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae182024+294%1992
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-25%1992
American RobinTurdidae132024-34%1992
Boreal ChickadeeParidae92024+114%1992
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae82023+67%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62023+43%1999
Pine SiskinFringillidae62024-59%2015
Bald EagleAccipitridae52022+0%2015
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+183%1992
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae52024-36%1995
Herring GullLaridae42024+375%1997
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+60%1992
Canada JayCorvidae42024-48%1992
Common RavenCorvidae42024-10%1992
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42024-35%1992
Bohemian WaxwingBombycillidae42024+14%1992
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%1997
Wilson's WarblerParulidae42023-53%1993
Bonaparte's GullLaridae41992n/an/a
Northern WaterthrushParulidae42024+275%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32024-28%1992
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32024+17%1993
Common LoonGaviidae32024+50%1995
Short-billed GullLaridae31999+100%1997
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32024+0%2015
American WigeonAnatidae32023-25%2021
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae21990n/an/a
Greater ScaupAnatidae22023-14%1999
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22022-29%1995
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22024+100%1990
Pacific LoonGaviidae22023-17%1997
Lesser ScaupAnatidae22019+0%1992
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22021-50%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22023-61%1993
Tennessee WarblerParulidae22017+0%1995
Solitary SandpiperScolopacidae22024-14%2018
Northern ShovelerAnatidae22023+100%2018

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