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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Gardnerville 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
2013–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Gardnerville 2

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gardnerville 2 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
European StarlingSturnidae1572025+114%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae912025+28%2015
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae552025+58%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025+91%2014
Bank SwallowHirundinidae48202548×2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae462024-40%2014
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae442025+48%2015
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae372025+384%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae262025+652%2015
House SparrowPasseridae262025-23%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+160%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae152018-17%2014
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae142025+44%2014
House FinchFringillidae132025-32%2015
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae132018+114%2014
California QuailOdontophoridae122025+7%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025-24%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae102025-25%2015
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025n/an/a
Pinyon JayCorvidae92018n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+0%2015
American RobinTurdidae82025-20%2015
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72018-96%2014
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025n/an/a
MallardAnatidae62025+19%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+0%2014
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae62024+100%2015
Green-winged TealAnatidae62025+500%2018
Black PhoebeTyrannidae62025n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025+400%2014
Common RavenCorvidae52025+67%2015
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae42018+100%2013
American CrowCorvidae42025+60%2015
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025-46%2015
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025+8%2015
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-61%2015
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024+67%2014
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32025-40%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+0%2014
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32015n/an/a

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