BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 3
Utqiagvik Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 46 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.
46Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
2021–2023Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Alaska Utqiagvik
Top 40 of 46 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 176 | 2023 | -45% | 2021 | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anatidae | 121 | 2023 | -84% | 2021 | |
| Red Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 113 | 2023 | -40% | 2021 | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 106 | 2023 | +136% | 2021 | |
| Dunlin | Scolopacidae | 97 | 2023 | +131% | 2021 | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 62 | 2023 | +32% | 2021 | |
| Snow Bunting | Calcariidae | 59 | 2023 | +16% | 2021 | |
| Long-tailed Duck | Anatidae | 45 | 2023 | +15% | 2021 | |
| Lapland Longspur | Calcariidae | 43 | 2023 | -23% | 2021 | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 39 | 2023 | -7% | 2021 | |
| Glaucous Gull | Laridae | 19 | 2023 | -30% | 2021 | |
| American Golden-Plover | Charadriidae | 19 | 2023 | +58% | 2021 | |
| Western Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 10 | 2023 | -50% | 2021 | |
| Least Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 9 | 2023 | +350% | 2021 | |
| Red-throated Loon | Gaviidae | 7 | 2023 | +75% | 2021 | |
| Steller's Eider | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +75% | 2021 | |
| Spectacled Eider | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +250% | 2021 | |
| Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorariidae | 6 | 2023 | +20% | 2021 | |
| Greater Scaup | Anatidae | 6 | 2023 | -25% | 2021 | |
| King Eider | Anatidae | 6 | 2023 | +200% | 2021 | |
| Snow Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2022 | +150% | 2021 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | -84% | 2021 | |
| Tundra Swan | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | -79% | 2021 | |
| Pacific Golden-Plover | Charadriidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Sabine's Gull | Laridae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 2021 | |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2023 | -50% | 2021 | |
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorariidae | 3 | 2023 | +200% | 2022 | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorariidae | 2 | 2023 | -33% | 2021 | |
| Arctic Tern | Laridae | 2 | 2022 | -33% | 2021 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2021 | |
| Red Knot | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2022 | -82% | 2021 | |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Willow Ptarmigan | Phasianidae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Pacific Loon | Gaviidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2022 | -50% | 2021 | |
| Baird's Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2023 | -67% | 2021 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.