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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Midas Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Midas

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Midas 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1632025+20%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae872025+537%1991
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae352025-58%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302025+69%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae292025-10%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182025-49%1991
Sage ThrasherMimidae182025-70%1991
ChukarPhasianidae142025+175%1991
Common RavenCorvidae112025+94%1991
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025+586%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025-9%1993
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae82013+83%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-32%1991
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-85%1992
Sandhill CraneGruidae32025-13%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-8%1991
European StarlingSturnidae31974n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae31996+50%1991
WilletScolopacidae32025+83%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-63%1992
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025+100%2001
Gray PartridgePhasianidae22025-67%2011
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22025+120%1991
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22023-20%1994
Golden EagleAccipitridae22025+0%1993
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22025-20%1995
American CrowCorvidae22014-50%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22015-59%1992
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22025+43%1992
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22025-69%1993
American WigeonAnatidae21994+100%1993
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22022+44%2015
Western KingbirdTyrannidae21993n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae22004-60%1994
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22024-20%2000
California QuailOdontophoridae22025+100%2001
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22021-81%2016
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024-40%1995
Prairie FalconFalconidae12025-25%2002
American KestrelFalconidae12012-33%1999

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