BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9
Mill City Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 47 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.
47Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
2013–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Nevada Mill City
Top 40 of 47 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 255 | 2023 | -29% | 2015 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 41 | 2023 | -5% | 2015 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2021 | -13% | 2015 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 16 | 2023 | -31% | 2015 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 11 | 2023 | +83% | 2014 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2023 | -87% | 2017 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | -63% | 2015 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2017 | +54% | 2014 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 2023 | +167% | 2013 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 8 | 2023 | +50% | 2016 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 2015 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2021 | +193% | 2016 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -47% | 2017 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -42% | 2016 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -64% | 2015 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2023 | -20% | 2015 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | -20% | 2015 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2019 | -20% | 2015 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2018 | -63% | 2015 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | +33% | 2017 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2021 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 1 | 2021 | +0% | 2013 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2023 | +9% | 2016 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2021 | -33% | 2016 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2018 | -50% | 2015 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 2015 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 2015 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 2016 | -67% | 2015 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 1 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 1 | 2017 | -50% | 2016 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.