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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Comins Lake 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1252016+166%2008
American RobinTurdidae322016-29%2008
White-throated SwiftApodidae112009n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae102016-86%2008
Yellow WarblerParulidae102016-32%2008
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82016+64%2008
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae82016-66%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72016-35%2008
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72016+191%2009
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72014+600%2011
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62016-23%2009
Virginia's WarblerParulidae62016+50%2008
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae62016+33%2009
House FinchFringillidae62016+100%2009
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52016-70%2008
Warbling VireoVireonidae52016-75%2008
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52016-33%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52016-38%2008
Pinyon JayCorvidae52016-64%2012
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae52014+400%2012
Common RavenCorvidae42016-33%2008
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42012-50%2008
Sage ThrasherMimidae42016-52%2008
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42016+17%2008
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42015+25%2008
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32016-71%2008
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32014+0%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32009-50%2006
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32016-50%2009
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32015+200%2014
California QuailOdontophoridae22009-20%2006
American KestrelFalconidae22015-29%2008
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22014+100%2005
American CrowCorvidae22008+0%2005
Pine SiskinFringillidae22009+0%2006
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae22016-33%2012
Song SparrowPasserellidae22016-76%2008
Western TanagerCardinalidae22016-40%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22016-6%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae22016+22%2011

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