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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Bald Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

99Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Bald Mtn.

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bald Mtn. route.
History
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae862024+19%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae622024-7%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae562024-58%1994
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae372024+148%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae342024-22%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae312024-16%1994
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae292024-8%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae272024+55%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae242024+8%1994
Eared GrebePodicipedidae202024+0%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae182024-46%1994
American CootRallidae152024-44%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae152024+112%1994
Clark's GrebePodicipedidae142000+180%1997
Northern PintailAnatidae132024+111%1995
Ruddy DuckAnatidae122024-18%1995
American AvocetRecurvirostridae92024+200%2002
American RobinTurdidae82024+44%1994
Black TernLaridae82013n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae72023+54%1995
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae72024+460%1999
ChukarPhasianidae72024+140%2000
Ring-billed GullLaridae7201814×2001
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62024+140%1998
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae61992n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae62024+29%1994
House FinchFringillidae62024+100%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae62024-50%1994
BuffleheadAnatidae62018+50%1999
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae52014-30%2001
Northern ShovelerAnatidae52023+20%1998
GadwallAnatidae42024-81%1995
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae42023+167%1995
European StarlingSturnidae42013+100%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae4202314×1996
CanvasbackAnatidae42015+300%1995
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae42019-33%2017
RedheadAnatidae32023+6%1996
American KestrelFalconidae32017-13%1995
Short-eared OwlStrigidae32024+50%2014

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