BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4

Slana Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

83Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
19942024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Slana

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

Species recorded on the Slana route.
History
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae452024+68%1997
Green-winged TealAnatidae192024+475%1999
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae182024-40%1997
American RobinTurdidae152024-1%1997
Varied ThrushTurdidae112024-39%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112022+91%2000
Canada JayCorvidae102024-55%1997
Boreal ChickadeeParidae92024+133%1999
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae82022-24%1999
Canada GooseAnatidae62024-27%2006
Common RavenCorvidae62024-50%1997
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52024-56%1997
Rusty BlackbirdIcteridae52024+146%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022+43%2007
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae52024+229%1999
Short-billed GullLaridae42022-69%1997
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-41%1997
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae42024-29%1997
Townsend's WarblerParulidae42022+320%2004
Bald EagleAccipitridae42024+100%2006
Wilson's WarblerParulidae42024+267%2007
Sandhill CraneGruidae42013+100%2010
CanvasbackAnatidae42014-60%2013
Bonaparte's GullLaridae32013-61%2002
American WigeonAnatidae32024-47%1999
BuffleheadAnatidae32024-57%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32022+0%1994
Northern WaterthrushParulidae32024-32%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32024-20%2005
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae32022+50%2000
Red-necked GrebePodicipedidae32022-14%2000
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32022-20%2000
Greater ScaupAnatidae32019n/an/a
Red-necked PhalaropeScolopacidae22007+0%1994
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22019+100%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-71%1997
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae22008+0%1999
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22022+40%1999
Horned GrebePodicipedidae22013+0%2003
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22022-40%2000

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