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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Frenchman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 24 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

24Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–1978Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Frenchman

Top 24 of 24 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Frenchman 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae871978-76%1975
Common RavenCorvidae181978+140%1975
House SparrowPasseridae151978+12%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae121978+100%1977
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae91975-68%1973
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae91978-56%1974
European StarlingSturnidae51975+0%1973
Cinnamon TealAnatidae51977n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae41978-13%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae31973n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae31978+450%1975
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae31978+640%1975
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae21977n/an/a
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae11976+0%1973
Prairie FalconFalconidae11978-50%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae11973n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae11975-86%1973
Sage ThrasherMimidae11973n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae11975-75%1973
American KestrelFalconidae11974n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae11975n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11975n/an/a
California QuailOdontophoridae11978-67%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae11978n/an/a

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