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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2012Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Gardnerville

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gardnerville 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2672012+55%1994
European StarlingSturnidae1882012+28%1994
Bank SwallowHirundinidae1792005+198%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae732012-49%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae702006+165%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642012-68%1994
House SparrowPasseridae432012+58%1994
Ring-billed GullLaridae402004-54%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae262012-76%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae242012+380%2011
American RobinTurdidae232012+2%1994
House FinchFringillidae232012+840%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae222012+232%1995
Pinyon JayCorvidae222005+78%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae192012+14%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192012+294%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae182012-48%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae172012+195%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae162012+200%1994
MallardAnatidae112012+245%1994
California QuailOdontophoridae112012-43%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102012+143%1998
California GullLaridae102003-93%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92012-23%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae72012-52%1994
WilletScolopacidae72005-20%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae72012-16%1994
American CootRallidae62011+267%1999
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae52005+200%1996
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52011-11%1994
American KestrelFalconidae52012+69%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae52012+60%1994
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae52012+150%1992
Northern PintailAnatidae52005+60%1995
Sage ThrasherMimidae52011-53%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae42012-75%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42005-25%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42011-17%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42012+200%1995
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42011-11%1996

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