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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Hawthorne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

56Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2001Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Hawthorne

Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hawthorne 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
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae1062001+279%1997
House SparrowPasseridae702001+312%1997
Spotted TowheePasserellidae442001+19%1997
House FinchFringillidae372001+429%1997
BushtitAegithalidae242001+700%1999
Fox SparrowPasserellidae122001+20%1997
American RobinTurdidae102001-23%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91999+13%1997
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae92001-61%1997
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82001+700%1997
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae72001-46%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae72001-42%1997
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae72001+600%1997
Rock WrenTroglodytidae72001+250%1997
Mountain ChickadeeParidae72001+17%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae61997n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62001+500%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62001+100%1999
Steller's JayCorvidae52001-29%1997
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42001-69%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42001+300%1999
Mountain QuailOdontophoridae42001n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32001-25%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae31997n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae31999-63%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32001-50%1997
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32001+200%1999
American White PelicanPelecanidae32001n/an/a
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32001n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae21999+100%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22001-33%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae21999+100%1997
American CrowCorvidae21999+0%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22001-80%1997
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae21999-60%1997
ChukarPhasianidae21999n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae21999n/an/a
Western TanagerCardinalidae22001-33%1999
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22001+100%1999
American GoshawkAccipitridae22001n/an/a

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