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Stikine River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

67Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Alaska Stikine River

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stikine River 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
Varied ThrushTurdidae692024-5%2001
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae442024+52%2001
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae302024-17%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae262024-65%2001
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae172024+43%2001
Hermit ThrushTurdidae172024-22%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae162024-38%2001
American RobinTurdidae142024+28%2001
Fox SparrowPasserellidae92024-71%2001
Black SwiftApodidae82019+125%2008
Bald EagleAccipitridae72024+167%2002
Common RavenCorvidae72024+425%2002
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae72024-45%2001
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae62024+140%2001
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62024+17%2003
Wilson's WarblerParulidae52022+129%2001
Western TanagerCardinalidae42024-50%2001
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae42024+120%2003
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32021+50%2005
American RedstartParulidae32022-74%2001
Northern WaterthrushParulidae32024-58%2002
Short-billed GullLaridae32021-48%2011
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22024+42%2001
Rufous HummingbirdTrochilidae22024+18%2001
Steller's JayCorvidae22024-50%2001
Pine SiskinFringillidae22024-50%2002
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae22024-52%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22018-64%2006
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22018+50%2007
Herring GullLaridae22002n/an/a
Hooded MerganserAnatidae22002n/an/a
Arctic TernLaridae22022+175%2009
Harlequin DuckAnatidae22007n/an/a
Red-throated LoonGaviidae11998n/an/a
Common MerganserAnatidae12024+83%2004
MallardAnatidae12021-25%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae12022+400%2001
Sooty GrousePhasianidae12022-69%2001
MerlinFalconidae11998n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12024+0%2007

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