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Skagway Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Skagway

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Skagway 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
American CrowCorvidae342025+152%1995
Varied ThrushTurdidae342025-51%1995
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae162021+467%2005
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112025-74%1995
American RobinTurdidae112025-26%1995
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae102024-20%1997
Surf ScoterAnatidae91994n/an/a
Harlequin DuckAnatidae82024+260%1995
Marbled MurreletAlcidae82013+175%2004
Short-billed GullLaridae72025-60%1996
MallardAnatidae62024-77%2018
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024+50%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae52025-67%1995
Arctic TernLaridae52025+71%1996
Sooty GrousePhasianidae52025-58%1996
Herring GullLaridae52025+38%1998
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52015+400%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42022-14%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025-29%1995
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42025-82%1995
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42025+0%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae42025+88%1996
Willow PtarmiganPhasianidae42019+300%2014
Fox SparrowPasserellidae32024+0%1996
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32025+55%1995
Red-breasted SapsuckerPicidae32025+0%1997
Cassin's VireoVireonidae32007+0%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025+20%2008
Tundra SwanAnatidae32007n/an/a
Steller's JayCorvidae22025-38%1996
Pine SiskinFringillidae22025-88%1995
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae22025-38%2005
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae22025-17%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae22025-78%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae22025-50%1995
Common MerganserAnatidae22021-60%1997
American PipitMotacillidae22018-33%1997
Bonaparte's GullLaridae22011-96%1997
Bald EagleAccipitridae22025-44%1998
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22024+33%2005

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.