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BBS Route · Alaska · BCR 5

Yakutat Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Alaska Yakutat

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yakutat 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
Red CrossbillFringillidae1502014+41%1998
Hermit ThrushTurdidae762025+30%1995
Wilson's WarblerParulidae542025+6%1995
Varied ThrushTurdidae472025+0%1995
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae432025+25%1995
Short-billed GullLaridae402025-38%1995
Fox SparrowPasserellidae372025+180%1995
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae302025+6%1995
American RobinTurdidae302025+25%1995
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae272025+37%1995
Pacific WrenTroglodytidae182025+24%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae132025+440%1996
Common GoldeneyeAnatidae11200411×2000
Surf ScoterAnatidae102024-81%1996
Common RavenCorvidae102025+47%1996
Black-legged KittiwakeLaridae92025-63%1995
Glaucous-winged GullLaridae92025+288%1995
Herring GullLaridae92022+450%2008
Bald EagleAccipitridae82025-52%1995
Chestnut-backed ChickadeeParidae82025+0%1995
Greater YellowlegsScolopacidae72025+243%1997
American CrowCorvidae72025+213%1995
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae62025+63%1996
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae62025+175%1997
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae62025+36%1999
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae52025-57%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025+140%2002
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-69%1995
Aleutian TernLaridae42025-98%1996
Northern PintailAnatidae41998n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42005+33%2003
American WigeonAnatidae42014n/an/a
Marbled MurreletAlcidae32023-63%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+50%2001
Bonaparte's GullLaridae32018-64%2002
White-winged ScoterAnatidae32001-70%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32015-71%2005
Lesser YellowlegsScolopacidae32003+200%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32003n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.