BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9
Minerva Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.
71Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1988–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Nevada Minerva
Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 109 | 2015 | 109× | 1995 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | +3% | 1990 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 2024 | +15% | 1990 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2024 | +264% | 2014 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | -85% | 1990 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | -27% | 1990 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -71% | 1990 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 11 | 2024 | -82% | 1991 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -76% | 1990 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +56% | 1990 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2022 | -71% | 1991 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 6 | 2024 | +157% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2017 | +60% | 1991 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2005 | +29% | 1990 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 1991 | +50% | 1990 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 2012 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2014 | +500% | 1991 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2015 | +22% | 1990 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1995 | +0% | 1989 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2024 | -58% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2015 | -8% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2015 | -59% | 1990 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | -62% | 1993 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2012 | -50% | 1989 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1993 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2012 | n/a | n/a | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 2 | 2014 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2024 | -74% | 1990 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2018 | +33% | 1993 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1989 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 2 | 2022 | -54% | 1990 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2018 | -94% | 1990 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | -83% | 1990 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2022 | -50% | 1991 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2024 | -62% | 1991 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | +233% | 2015 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 2 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 1 | 2018 | -83% | 1990 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 1 | 2017 | -43% | 1990 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.