BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 2
Nome Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
68Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1993–2023Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Alaska Nome
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 102 | 2023 | +15% | 1995 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 97 | 2023 | +232% | 1995 | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Turdidae | 75 | 2023 | +97% | 1995 | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerellidae | 63 | 2023 | +173% | 1995 | |
| American Tree Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2023 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopidae | 36 | 2023 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 35 | 2023 | -34% | 1995 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 34 | 2023 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorariidae | 32 | 2023 | +36% | 1995 | |
| Willow Ptarmigan | Phasianidae | 31 | 2023 | +194% | 1996 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 21 | 2023 | +176% | 1995 | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parulidae | 21 | 2023 | +73% | 1995 | |
| Wilson's Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2023 | +92% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2023 | -13% | 1995 | |
| Short-billed Gull | Laridae | 16 | 2023 | +50% | 1995 | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2023 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Western Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 12 | 2023 | -12% | 1995 | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Motacillidae | 12 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Arctic Tern | Laridae | 11 | 2023 | +56% | 1995 | |
| Cackling Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2023 | -28% | 2017 | |
| Pacific Golden-Plover | Charadriidae | 9 | 2023 | -41% | 1997 | |
| Tundra Swan | Anatidae | 7 | 2022 | +120% | 2002 | |
| Red-throated Loon | Gaviidae | 6 | 2023 | +62% | 1996 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2012 | -14% | 1996 | |
| Glaucous Gull | Laridae | 5 | 2023 | +117% | 1995 | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadriidae | 5 | 2023 | +40% | 2000 | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2023 | -31% | 1996 | |
| Greater Scaup | Anatidae | 4 | 2021 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2019 | +82% | 1995 | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Anatidae | 3 | 2023 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Whimbrel | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2023 | +250% | 1996 | |
| Lapland Longspur | Calcariidae | 3 | 2023 | +4% | 1995 | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2012 | +133% | 1997 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | +150% | 2010 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | -57% | 2018 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 2 | 2023 | -31% | 1995 | |
| American Golden-Plover | Charadriidae | 2 | 2023 | +113% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2022 | +33% | 2005 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | +67% | 2003 | |
| Lesser Scaup | Anatidae | 2 | 1995 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.