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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 33

Ash Meadows Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
30Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Ash Meadows

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ash Meadows 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae292025+33%1995
American White PelicanPelecanidae121994n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112023-42%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025-13%1995
VerdinRemizidae102025+50%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-25%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62019-15%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025-19%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62025-32%1995
Ridgway's RailRallidae52018+133%2015
European StarlingSturnidae42010n/an/a
Bell's SparrowPasserellidae42015n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32024-44%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025-79%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-52%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024+233%1995
House FinchFringillidae32025+0%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024-55%1995
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32025-22%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32000-50%1995
Great EgretArdeidae32014n/an/a
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32023n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae32023n/an/a
Eared GrebePodicipedidae22024-14%1996
Ruddy DuckAnatidae22025-14%1995
American CootRallidae22024-40%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22024-85%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-81%1995
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22012-50%1995
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22002+43%1996
Lucy's WarblerParulidae22025+125%1998
Western GrebePodicipedidae22001+100%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+67%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae21995n/an/a
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae22019+100%1995
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae22023+50%1998
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae22024+50%1998
American BitternArdeidae22018+0%2009
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22016+50%2001
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae22017+100%2006

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