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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Illipah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

66Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2021Span
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Bird Species Found on Nevada Illipah

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Illipah 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 LarkAlaudidae4782021+62%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae1632021+87%1970
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae292021+166%1971
Sage ThrasherMimidae232021+706%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae162019+80%1970
Common RavenCorvidae92021+322%1991
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae91973+13%1972
House FinchFringillidae82010+120%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72015+0%2007
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae72021+167%1972
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62021+10%1993
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae52009n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32017-74%1970
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae32018-50%1973
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae32021+57%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32021+167%1996
MallardAnatidae32017-29%2010
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22021-42%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22009+25%1994
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22014-83%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22015-44%1992
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae21968n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22021+46%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22021+100%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22013-40%1996
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22011+50%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22018-20%2000
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae21994n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae22021+0%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22021-20%1999
Northern PintailAnatidae22021-43%2013
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae22019n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae11968n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae12021-20%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12021-67%1970
American RobinTurdidae11971-67%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae12011-67%1972
European StarlingSturnidae11991+0%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae11999-75%1969
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12007+0%1971

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