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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 27 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae522024+8%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae232024+307%1992
Pinyon JayCorvidae192016+33%1994
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae102008-80%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+142%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62024+75%1997
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae62019+20%2011
Scott's OrioleIcteridae52024-37%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae42023+200%1992
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae42024-68%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024-10%1992
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42021+67%2009
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42011+300%2010
Crissal ThrasherMimidae32006+200%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-14%2011
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae21995n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22018n/an/a
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae12024-64%1992
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12022-77%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12024+25%1994
House FinchFringillidae12024-89%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae11990n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12008+50%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
Common RavenCorvidae12024-11%2007
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 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.