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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Austin Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.

88Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2008–2018Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Austin

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Austin 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
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae382018-15%2010
Warbling VireoVireonidae372018-16%2010
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae362018+2%2010
Spotted TowheePasserellidae352018+69%2010
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae302018+75%2010
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae282018+48%2010
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae282018+74%2010
American RobinTurdidae162018-8%2010
Virginia's WarblerParulidae152018+108%2015
Common RavenCorvidae102018+325%2010
ChukarPhasianidae92018+343%2014
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92018+225%2013
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92018+85%2015
Yellow WarblerParulidae82018-49%2010
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae72018+45%2013
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae72012n/an/a
Cassin's FinchFringillidae72017-61%2015
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62015-15%2010
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae62012n/an/a
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae62018+500%2014
Fox SparrowPasserellidae62018+200%2016
American CrowCorvidae52010-17%2008
Sage ThrasherMimidae52018+35%2013
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae52018+400%2013
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42018+0%2010
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42018-20%2010
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42018-33%2015
Steller's JayCorvidae42018+50%2015
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42015n/an/a
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42017n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae32018+7%2010
Pinyon JayCorvidae32018-3%2012
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32018-33%2010
House FinchFringillidae32016+50%2008
Western TanagerCardinalidae32018+67%2010
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017+100%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32018-20%2012
Golden EagleAccipitridae32018+50%2014
American KestrelFalconidae32014+200%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae32013n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.