BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9
Oreana Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 46 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.
46Species Recorded
2Years Surveyed
2002–2003Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Nevada Oreana
Top 40 of 46 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 176 | 2003 | -3% | 2002 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 64 | 2003 | +19% | 2002 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 56 | 2003 | +10% | 2002 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 46 | 2003 | +53% | 2002 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 30 | 2003 | +88% | 2002 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 27 | 2003 | +93% | 2002 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2003 | 22× | 2002 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2003 | -67% | 2002 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 12 | 2003 | +71% | 2002 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2003 | -8% | 2002 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2003 | -80% | 2002 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2003 | -41% | 2002 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2003 | +43% | 2002 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2003 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2003 | +13% | 2002 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 8 | 2003 | -39% | 2002 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2003 | +60% | 2002 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2003 | -64% | 2002 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2003 | +100% | 2002 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2003 | -40% | 2002 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2003 | -64% | 2002 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2003 | -67% | 2002 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2003 | +0% | 2002 | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2003 | +50% | 2002 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2003 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2003 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2003 | -50% | 2002 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2003 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2003 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2003 | n/a | n/a | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 1 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 1 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2003 | -50% | 2002 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2003 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 1 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2003 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 2003 | -50% | 2002 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 1 | 2003 | -80% | 2002 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.