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The Breeding Bird Survey is conducted in conjunction with a program to monitor songbird populations across the hemisphere. For details and data see their website. |
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Starts in Homer near the hospital, down Main
St. to the Bypass, out Kachemak Drive to East Rd., and continuing
east to mile 21 (bus turnaround). |
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Note: The following frequencies are for species
seen or heard during the actual survey and do not necessarily
reflect their population statuses during more normal birding
efforts. |
| Species | Frequency |
| Common Loon | uncommon |
| Red-necked Grebe | common |
| American Wigeon | uncommon |
| Mallard | common |
| Northern Pintail | common |
| Green-winged Teal | uncommon |
| Bald Eagle | common |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | rare |
| American Kestrel | rare |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | common |
| Sandhill Crane | common |
| Greater Yellowlegs | uncommon |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | rare |
| Common Snipe | common |
| Herring Gull | uncommon |
| Glaucous-winged Gull | common |
| Belted Kingfisher | uncommon |
| Downy Woodpecker | uncommon |
| Hairy Woodpecker | uncommon |
| Three-toed Woodpecker | common |
| Yellow-shafted Flicker | uncommon |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | common |
| Alder Flycatcher | abundant |
| Gray Jay | common |
| Steller's Jay | common |
| Black-billed Magpie | common |
| Northwestern Crow | common |
| Common Raven | common |
| Tree Swallow | common |
| Violet-green Swallow | abundant |
| Bank Swallow | uncommon |
| Cliff Swallow | common |
| Black-capped Chickadee | common |
| Boreal Chickadee | common |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | common |
| Brown Creeper | rare |
| Winter Wren | rare |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | common |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | abundant |
| Swainson's Thrush | common |
| Hermit Thrush | abundant |
| American Robin | abundant |
| Varied Thrush | abundant |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | abundant |
| Yellow Warbler | common |
| Myrtle Warbler | abundant |
| Townsend's Warbler | abundant |
| Blackpoll Warbler | common |
| Northern Waterthrush | rare |
| Wilson's Warbler | abundant |
| Savannah Sparrow | common |
| Fox Sparrow | abundant |
| Song Sparrow | uncommon |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | common |
| White-crowned Sparrow | uncommon |
| Slate-colored Junco | common |
| Pine Grosbeak | common |
| White-winged Crossbill | uncommon |
| Pine Siskin | abundant |
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