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Sitka (Short) Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 48 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

48Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1984–1992Span
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Bird Species Found on Alaska Sitka (Short)

Top 40 of 48 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sitka (Short) 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
Bald EagleAccipitridae961992+158%1986
American CrowCorvidae711992+26%1986
Common RavenCorvidae691992+94%1986
Varied ThrushTurdidae501992-2%1986
Pine SiskinFringillidae461992-33%1986
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae351992+191%1987
Surf ScoterAnatidae321992+144%1985
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae301992-7%1986
American RobinTurdidae281992-52%1986
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae261992+14%1986
Wilson's WarblerParulidae221992+77%1986
Tree SwallowHirundinidae191992+0%1986
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae191992-73%1986
Hermit ThrushTurdidae181992+18%1986
Short-billed GullLaridae151992+5%1988
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae131992+12%1986
Fox SparrowPasserellidae121992+50%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae121992+39%1988
Townsend's WarblerParulidae81992+52%1986
Steller's JayCorvidae81992+60%1987
Red CrossbillFringillidae81991n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae71992+225%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae71992+27%1988
Harlequin DuckAnatidae51992+27%1986
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae41984n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae41992-28%1986
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae31992-53%1986
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae31992+0%1986
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae31992+13%1986
Black OystercatcherHaematopodidae31991+33%1987
Common MerganserAnatidae31992-20%1989
Red-throated LoonGaviidae21984n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae21991-67%1985
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae21992-74%1987
Common LoonGaviidae21985n/an/a
MallardAnatidae21991+0%1989
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae21989n/an/a
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae21991n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae11984n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae11991-57%1986

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