BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Chimney Res. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Nevada Chimney Res.

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chimney Res. 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1362024+32%2013
Lark SparrowPasserellidae612024+168%2014
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae552024+137%2013
Horned LarkAlaudidae462024-9%2013
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae442024+33%2013
Common RavenCorvidae372024-58%2013
European StarlingSturnidae312024+41%2016
House SparrowPasseridae30202430×2023
American White PelicanPelecanidae252019+138%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+89%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae172023+471%2013
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae16201716×2016
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae142023+200%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122023+44%2013
American WigeonAnatidae102017n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae92024-40%2013
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024+200%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82024+13%2013
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82024+0%2013
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82024-74%2013
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82024+300%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72023-9%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024-5%2013
California QuailOdontophoridae62024+353%2014
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+350%2015
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae52024+47%2014
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52013n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52021+47%2015
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42023+50%2007
WilletScolopacidae42024-48%2014
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42023-10%2014
Sandhill CraneGruidae42021+175%2015
ChukarPhasianidae42024+100%2015
GadwallAnatidae42024+100%2023
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-21%2013
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32024-33%2013
American KestrelFalconidae32023+67%2014
House FinchFringillidae32023+150%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32021-57%2015

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