BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4

Maclaren Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

71Species Recorded
34Years Surveyed
19822024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Maclaren

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Maclaren route.
History
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopidae932024+28%1986
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae782024+37%1986
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae462024-52%1986
Wilson's WarblerParulidae422024-31%1986
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae152024-42%1986
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132024-40%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024+700%1986
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae92024-66%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92024-95%1986
Bank SwallowHirundinidae92024-49%1986
American WigeonAnatidae82022+57%1987
Lesser ScaupAnatidae82024+100%1996
Blackpoll WarblerParulidae52024+5%1986
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae52016+400%1997
Fox SparrowPasserellidae42024-38%1986
Surf ScoterAnatidae42014+300%1991
Northern PintailAnatidae32022-36%1992
Common RavenCorvidae32022+60%1987
Green-winged TealAnatidae32024-14%1991
Long-tailed DuckAnatidae32019-44%1992
Red-breasted MerganserAnatidae31987n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae32024+140%1995
Herring GullLaridae22024-22%1987
Arctic TernLaridae22024+14%1986
MallardAnatidae22021+50%1992
Red-necked PhalaropeScolopacidae22024-50%1996
Lesser YellowlegsScolopacidae22024-20%1986
American PipitMotacillidae22017-40%1987
American RobinTurdidae22024-28%1986
Short-eared OwlStrigidae22005+100%1986
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae21986n/an/a
Greater ScaupAnatidae22024+19%1997
Tundra SwanAnatidae22021+157%2000
Golden-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22023+133%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae21996n/an/a
Northern Hawk OwlStrigidae21997+100%1996
MerlinFalconidae22001n/an/a
Black ScoterAnatidae22011n/an/a
Red-throated LoonGaviidae12011+0%1986
Short-billed GullLaridae12024+67%1986

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