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.
2021–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Alaska Utqiagvik
Top 40 of 46 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| 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 | |||
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| 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.