BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9
Gardnerville Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.
116Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1992–2012Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Nevada Gardnerville
Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 267 | 2012 | +55% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 188 | 2012 | +28% | 1994 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 179 | 2005 | +198% | 2001 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 73 | 2012 | -49% | 1994 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 70 | 2006 | +165% | 1997 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 64 | 2012 | -68% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 43 | 2012 | +58% | 1994 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 40 | 2004 | -54% | 1997 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 26 | 2012 | -76% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2012 | +380% | 2011 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 23 | 2012 | +2% | 1994 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 23 | 2012 | +840% | 1996 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 22 | 2012 | +232% | 1995 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 22 | 2005 | +78% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2012 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2012 | +294% | 1994 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 18 | 2012 | -48% | 1994 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2012 | +195% | 2000 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2012 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 11 | 2012 | +245% | 1994 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2012 | -43% | 1994 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2012 | +143% | 1998 | |
| California Gull | Laridae | 10 | 2003 | -93% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2012 | -23% | 1994 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2012 | -52% | 1994 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 7 | 2005 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2012 | -16% | 1994 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 6 | 2011 | +267% | 1999 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2005 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2011 | -11% | 1994 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 5 | 2012 | +69% | 1994 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2012 | +60% | 1994 | |
| Lazuli Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2012 | +150% | 1992 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 5 | 2005 | +60% | 1995 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2011 | -53% | 1995 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2012 | -75% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2005 | -25% | 1995 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2011 | -17% | 1994 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2012 | +200% | 1995 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2011 | -11% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.