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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Fish Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Fish Creek

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fish Creek 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
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae372021+44%1999
Spotted TowheePasserellidae352021-1%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae282021+140%1999
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae28202115×1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202018+292%1999
Common RavenCorvidae182021+66%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae152021+6%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae152021+123%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae152021+24%1999
ChukarPhasianidae112021+172%1999
American RobinTurdidae102021+175%1999
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92021-17%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae72021-10%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae72021-82%1999
Sage ThrasherMimidae72019-33%1999
BushtitAegithalidae62021+27%1999
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae52021-19%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52021+100%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae42021-29%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42018-61%1999
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42021-60%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae42018+233%2002
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42006n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42015+100%2013
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae32021+155%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32021-58%2000
MallardAnatidae22021-33%1999
Cinnamon TealAnatidae21997n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22019-22%1999
European StarlingSturnidae22021+133%1999
House FinchFringillidae22021+50%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22021+175%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae22021-14%2000
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22018+25%2000
American CrowCorvidae22021+0%2000
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22019+100%2018
California QuailOdontophoridae12008-25%2000
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae11997n/an/a
Prairie FalconFalconidae12021-43%2001
American KestrelFalconidae12021-69%1999

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