BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Fallon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Nevada Fallon

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fallon 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
House SparrowPasseridae3062025+28%1994
European StarlingSturnidae1702025-57%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1232025+235%1994
American AvocetRecurvirostridae842018+394%1994
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae842025-59%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82199841×1996
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae712018+251%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae602025+78%1994
American CootRallidae592023+723%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025-3%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae462025+121%1994
House FinchFringillidae42202524×1999
American RobinTurdidae362025+98%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae282025-59%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae282025+79%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae202025-53%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae152025-67%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025+7%1994
Bank SwallowHirundinidae132014-91%1999
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae122025+8%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-67%1994
California GullLaridae112025-96%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+450%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-79%1994
American CrowCorvidae72025-39%1994
CanvasbackAnatidae71994n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025-15%1994
Common MerganserAnatidae61998n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62013+200%1999
Snowy EgretArdeidae52018+100%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025+400%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024+56%1994
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae42025+0%1997
MallardAnatidae32025-36%1994
Cinnamon TealAnatidae32022+87%1994
RedheadAnatidae31995-25%1992
WilletScolopacidae32005+100%1994
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32010+43%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025+50%1994
GadwallAnatidae32022+40%1995

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