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Majors Place Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Majors Place

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Majors Place 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
Lark SparrowPasserellidae582025+431%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572025+300%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae562025+77%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae452025+57%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae402025-8%1970
Common RavenCorvidae182025+946%1970
European StarlingSturnidae172025+192%1971
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae132025+16%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae132019-68%1999
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae122025+256%1970
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae11202511×1970
American CrowCorvidae102024+89%1993
Ring-billed GullLaridae102012-75%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae92025+113%1993
GadwallAnatidae81999+300%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+58%1971
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82025+215%1972
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae82019+950%1991
House SparrowPasseridae81996n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72012+100%1996
Sandhill CraneGruidae72025+120%1991
American CootRallidae72016+14%1991
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae51989+167%1970
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae52019+0%1972
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae52025+33%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae42019+161%1989
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42024+117%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42015-14%1991
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42024+50%2012
House FinchFringillidae42024-89%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-60%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32025+10%1991
MallardAnatidae32025+13%1971
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32025-10%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae32005+150%1991
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025-69%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025+80%1996
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32005+0%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae31996n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025-22%1989

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