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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
3Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 113 | 2002 | -19% | 2001 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 65 | 2005 | +76% | 2001 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 61 | 2002 | -10% | 2001 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 60 | 2005 | -63% | 2001 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 47 | 2005 | +7% | 2001 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2005 | +8% | 2001 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2005 | 27× | 2001 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 24 | 2002 | -92% | 2001 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2005 | -35% | 2001 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 22 | 2005 | 22× | 2002 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 21 | 2005 | +24% | 2001 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2005 | +80% | 2001 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 16 | 2002 | +33% | 2001 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 16 | 2002 | -54% | 2001 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2005 | +63% | 2001 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 13 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2005 | -63% | 2001 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 10 | 2005 | -33% | 2001 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2005 | +80% | 2001 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2002 | +350% | 2001 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2002 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 8 | 2005 | +167% | 2002 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 7 | 2005 | +250% | 2001 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2005 | -36% | 2001 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2005 | -46% | 2001 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2002 | +600% | 2001 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 7 | 2005 | -88% | 2001 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2005 | -42% | 2001 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2002 | +250% | 2001 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2005 | +75% | 2001 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 6 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2005 | +25% | 2001 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 2005 | +400% | 2001 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2002 | -50% | 2001 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2005 | +300% | 2001 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2002 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2002 | -69% | 2001 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2005 | +100% | 2002 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.