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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Carson River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

63Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2005Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Carson River

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carson River 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
House SparrowPasseridae1132002-19%2001
California QuailOdontophoridae652005+76%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae612002-10%2001
European StarlingSturnidae602005-63%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472005+7%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae272005+8%2001
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae27200527×2001
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae242002-92%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae242005-35%2001
California GullLaridae22200522×2002
House FinchFringillidae212005+24%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182005+80%2001
American CrowCorvidae162002+33%2001
Spotted TowheePasserellidae162002-54%2001
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae132005+63%2001
Western BluebirdTurdidae132002n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae102005-63%2001
American KestrelFalconidae102005-33%2001
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92005+80%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae92002+350%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92002+0%2001
Common RavenCorvidae82005+167%2002
Great EgretArdeidae72005+250%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae72005-36%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72005-46%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72002+600%2001
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72005-88%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72005-42%2001
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae72002+250%2001
American RobinTurdidae72005+75%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62001n/an/a
Juniper TitmouseParidae62002n/an/a
BushtitAegithalidae62002n/an/a
MallardAnatidae52005+25%2001
Snowy EgretArdeidae52005+400%2001
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52002-50%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42005+300%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae42002+100%2001
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42002-69%2001
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42005+100%2002

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