BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4
Mcgrath Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.
51Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
1997–2022Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Alaska Mcgrath
Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 181 | 2022 | +570% | 1997 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 64 | 2022 | -36% | 1999 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 40 | 2022 | +48% | 1999 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 38 | 2022 | -19% | 1999 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 34 | 2022 | +5% | 1999 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2019 | +8% | 1997 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2022 | +23% | 1999 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 7 | 2022 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopidae | 7 | 2022 | +133% | 1997 | |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2022 | -55% | 1999 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2022 | +533% | 1999 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2022 | +40% | 2018 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | +79% | 1999 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2022 | +300% | 1999 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | +150% | 2018 | |
| Common Loon | Gaviidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 1998 | |
| Trumpeter Swan | Anatidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2022 | -77% | 1999 | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 1997 | |
| Rusty Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2018 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2022 | +67% | 2018 | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 2019 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 2 | 2019 | -78% | 1998 | |
| Pine Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 2 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 2 | 2022 | -83% | 1999 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 2 | 2022 | -87% | 1999 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 2 | 1999 | -33% | 1998 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 2 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadriidae | 2 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Glaucous-winged Gull | Laridae | 1 | 1999 | -86% | 1997 | |
| Short-billed Gull | Laridae | 1 | 2019 | -58% | 1998 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2022 | -25% | 1998 | |
| White-winged Crossbill | Fringillidae | 1 | 2022 | +123% | 1998 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2022 | -50% | 1997 | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Parulidae | 1 | 2022 | -25% | 1999 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 1 | 2022 | +175% | 2018 | |
| Boreal Chickadee | Paridae | 1 | 2022 | -63% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.