BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 4

Tatalina Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Alaska Tatalina

Top 40 of 53 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tatalina 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
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae732019-22%1997
Varied ThrushTurdidae402019+109%1997
Fox SparrowPasserellidae232019+41%1997
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae182019-76%1997
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae172019+35%1997
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae132019+3%1997
Canada JayCorvidae102019-63%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae102019-47%1997
Northern WaterthrushParulidae102019+15%1997
American RobinTurdidae92019+67%1998
Wilson's WarblerParulidae82019+143%2003
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopidae62019-21%2002
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae62019+44%2001
Boreal ChickadeeParidae62019+25%2001
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52019+80%2005
Blackpoll WarblerParulidae52019+29%1997
American Tree SparrowPasserellidae52010n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae42019-25%1997
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae42019-15%1997
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae32012+0%1997
Gray-cheeked ThrushTurdidae32019-52%1997
MerlinFalconidae32012n/an/a
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22019+0%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae22019-76%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22011+33%2003
Spruce GrousePhasianidae22012+33%2003
Greater White-fronted GooseAnatidae22002n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22013+0%2008
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22017+0%2010
Sandhill CraneGruidae22011+100%2010
Rusty BlackbirdIcteridae22017+100%2010
Herring GullLaridae22012n/an/a
Solitary SandpiperScolopacidae22019n/an/a
Hermit ThrushTurdidae22019n/an/a
Short-billed GullLaridae12003+0%1995
MallardAnatidae11995n/an/a
Great Gray OwlStrigidae12001+0%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12019-51%1997
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae12019-60%2002
Townsend's WarblerParulidae12007-50%2004

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