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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 33

Nelson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

59Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nevada Nelson

Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nelson 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae312025-54%1997
House FinchFringillidae282025-54%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae162022-55%1997
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae122003+300%1997
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae102025+43%1997
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-17%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82024+0%2006
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae52025-4%1997
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52024-21%2000
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae52010+250%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025+57%1997
European StarlingSturnidae42006-11%2001
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32009-25%2001
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+11%1997
White-throated SwiftApodidae22016+33%2000
Common RavenCorvidae22025-61%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22024-55%1997
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22024-33%2000
White-winged DoveColumbidae22024+50%2008
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22023+100%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22025-94%2001
VerdinRemizidae22025-53%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22000n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22016+100%2001
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22024-29%2016
Golden EagleAccipitridae22019+0%2007
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22024+33%2009
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22016+0%2010
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22019+0%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae12025+0%2000
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025+67%2000
American KestrelFalconidae12018+0%2000
Costa's HummingbirdTrochilidae12025-33%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12010-14%2002
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12025+67%1997
Lucy's WarblerParulidae12025+33%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12025-8%1997
BushtitAegithalidae11995n/an/a
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae12024-40%2001
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12002+0%1996

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