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Majors Place Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Majors Place

Top 40 of 88 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae902024+105%1970
Common RavenCorvidae652024+982%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae422024+4%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae352024+331%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae332024+31%1970
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae31201912×1970
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae182024+53%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-86%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae132024+222%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae132019-68%1999
European StarlingSturnidae122024+533%1971
Sage ThrasherMimidae102024+200%1971
American CrowCorvidae102024+89%1993
Ring-billed GullLaridae102012-75%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024+178%1970
GadwallAnatidae81999+300%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+8%1971
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae82019+950%1991
House SparrowPasseridae81996n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72024+0%1991
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72012+100%1996
American CootRallidae72016+14%1991
MallardAnatidae62019+13%1971
Greater Sage-GrousePhasianidae51989+167%1970
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae52019+0%1972
Sandhill CraneGruidae52024+70%1991
Pinyon JayCorvidae42019+161%1989
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42024+117%1970
American KestrelFalconidae42024+100%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42015-14%1991
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42019-75%1993
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42024+50%2012
House FinchFringillidae42024-89%2009
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024+44%1989
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32019-79%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+25%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae32005+150%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+40%1996
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32005+0%1996
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae31996n/an/a

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