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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Bald Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Bald Mtn.

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bald Mtn. 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 SparrowPasserellidae772025+31%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae432025-19%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae332025+219%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae292025-28%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae262025-72%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae222025-63%1994
Northern ShovelerAnatidae212025+190%1998
MallardAnatidae182025-23%1994
Eared GrebePodicipedidae172025+47%1998
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae162025-12%1994
Clark's GrebePodicipedidae142000+180%1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132025+2%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae122025-34%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122025+15%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025+14%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025+87%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102025+84%1994
Ruddy DuckAnatidae92025+0%1995
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae92025-59%1994
American AvocetRecurvirostridae92024+200%2002
ChukarPhasianidae92025+280%2000
House FinchFringillidae82025+200%1996
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae82025+540%1999
Black TernLaridae82013n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72025-25%1994
Ring-billed GullLaridae7201814×2001
American CootRallidae62025-44%1995
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae61992n/an/a
BuffleheadAnatidae62018+50%1999
Northern PintailAnatidae52025+17%1995
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae52014-30%2001
RedheadAnatidae42025-39%1996
Lesser ScaupAnatidae42025+60%1998
European StarlingSturnidae42013+100%1998
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae42019-33%2017
Cinnamon TealAnatidae32025-68%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-15%1995
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32024+50%2014
Forster's TernLaridae32015-64%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32018+60%2008

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