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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Meadow Vally Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Meadow Vally

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Meadow Vally 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
White-throated SwiftApodidae642025+177%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae542025-9%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae332025+580%2000
House FinchFringillidae312025-52%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae292025+7%1998
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae252025+146%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025+42%1999
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae232025+139%1998
Lucy's WarblerParulidae202025+357%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182025-26%1998
Common RavenCorvidae172025+346%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172025+53%1998
American CrowCorvidae142025+10%2022
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae122025+21%1998
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122025+20%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+69%1998
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae112025-30%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102025-8%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae92001n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025-66%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025-26%1998
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72025+60%1999
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae72025-39%1998
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae72025+47%2000
Bell's VireoVireonidae62025-29%1998
Gray VireoVireonidae62025+60%1998
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae62025-32%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+220%2018
BushtitAegithalidae62025+20%2021
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+17%1998
VerdinRemizidae52025+25%1999
American RobinTurdidae52025-73%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42025+67%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-46%1999
ChukarPhasianidae42025+17%2016
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%2022
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+150%2022
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32017-67%1997
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32025-59%1998
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32025-33%1999

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