BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9
Mizpah Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
62Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1988–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Nevada Mizpah
Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 232 | 2024 | +114% | 1991 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 75 | 2024 | +106% | 1991 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 67 | 2024 | -22% | 1991 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 55 | 2024 | +159% | 1991 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 33 | 2024 | +141% | 1991 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2024 | +500% | 1992 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | +143% | 1991 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 17 | 2024 | +39% | 1991 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 10 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -80% | 1991 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +260% | 1996 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 7 | 2024 | +225% | 1994 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 6 | 2024 | +11% | 1992 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -78% | 1993 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +167% | 2004 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +29% | 1991 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | +83% | 1991 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | -40% | 1993 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 2004 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | -50% | 1991 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2024 | -25% | 1997 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2016 | +267% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2017 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 2 | 2019 | +50% | 2015 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2023 | +75% | 1998 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2017 | +29% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2024 | -31% | 2000 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2023 | +33% | 1994 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 1 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 1 | 2014 | -90% | 1992 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 1 | 1994 | +0% | 1990 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 1 | 2024 | -17% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2024 | +20% | 1994 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 1 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 1 | 2024 | -57% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.