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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Desert Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 37 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

37Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Desert Nwr

Top 37 of 37 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Desert Nwr 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
Pinyon JayCorvidae192016+33%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae172025+7%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+260%1992
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae102008-80%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+142%1993
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae62019+20%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+225%1992
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae52025-47%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024-10%1992
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42021+67%2009
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42011+300%2010
Crissal ThrasherMimidae32006+200%1990
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025+88%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-14%2011
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae21995n/an/a
Common RavenCorvidae22025-33%2007
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22018n/an/a
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae12025-64%1992
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12022-77%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025+0%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae12025-47%1993
House FinchFringillidae12025-89%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae11990n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12025+0%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae11997-33%1993
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae12013-50%1992
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12024-33%2011
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae11993n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae12023-78%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae11995n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae12014+0%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12009+0%1998
Prairie FalconFalconidae12014+0%2007
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae12012n/an/a
Anna's HummingbirdTrochilidae12014n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae12018n/an/a
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae12019n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.