BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9
Comins Lake Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.
96Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
2005–2016Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Nevada Comins Lake
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 125 | 2016 | +166% | 2008 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 32 | 2016 | -29% | 2008 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2016 | -86% | 2008 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2016 | -32% | 2008 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2016 | +64% | 2008 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2016 | -66% | 2008 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2016 | -35% | 2008 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2016 | +191% | 2009 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2014 | +600% | 2011 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2016 | -23% | 2009 | |
| Virginia's Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2016 | +50% | 2008 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2016 | +33% | 2009 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2016 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | -70% | 2008 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2016 | -75% | 2008 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2016 | -33% | 2008 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2016 | -38% | 2008 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2016 | -64% | 2012 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2014 | +400% | 2012 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2016 | -33% | 2008 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2012 | -50% | 2008 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2016 | -52% | 2008 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2016 | +17% | 2008 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2015 | +25% | 2008 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2016 | -71% | 2008 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2014 | +0% | 2008 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2009 | -50% | 2006 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2016 | -50% | 2009 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2015 | +200% | 2014 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2009 | -20% | 2006 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2015 | -29% | 2008 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2014 | +100% | 2005 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2008 | +0% | 2005 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 2 | 2009 | +0% | 2006 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2016 | -33% | 2012 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2016 | -76% | 2008 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2016 | -40% | 2008 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2016 | -6% | 2008 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2016 | +22% | 2011 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.