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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 47 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Mill City 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae2552023-29%2015
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae412023-5%2015
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae312021-13%2015
Common RavenCorvidae162023-31%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae112023+83%2014
European StarlingSturnidae102023-87%2017
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92023-63%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae82017+54%2014
House SparrowPasseridae82023+167%2013
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae82023+50%2016
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62016n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+0%2015
House FinchFringillidae42021+193%2016
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42023-47%2017
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32023-42%2016
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae32023-64%2015
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32013n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae22023-20%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+0%2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22021-20%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae22019-20%2015
American RobinTurdidae22018-63%2015
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae22016n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22023+33%2017
American KestrelFalconidae22019+100%2016
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22019+100%2016
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22021+100%2017
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22023n/an/a
Prairie FalconFalconidae12021+0%2013
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12023+9%2016
Tree SwallowHirundinidae12013n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae12023+0%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12014n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12021-33%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12018-50%2015
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae12023+0%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12023+0%2015
Sage ThrasherMimidae12016-67%2015
Snowy EgretArdeidae12016n/an/a
California QuailOdontophoridae12017-50%2016

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