BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9
Piute Mdws Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.
60Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
2005–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Nevada Piute Mdws
Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 59 | 2024 | -18% | 2014 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 53 | 2024 | +88% | 2014 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 41 | 2024 | +100% | 2014 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 31 | 2024 | +11% | 2014 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | +77% | 2014 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | -14% | 2014 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 26 | 2024 | -47% | 2014 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | -10% | 2014 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +17% | 2014 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +40% | 2018 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 8 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | 7 | 2024 | +164% | 2014 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 2014 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | +15% | 2014 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | +333% | 2017 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 2015 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2021 | +140% | 2014 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2021 | +7% | 2014 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2021 | +67% | 2014 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2021 | -10% | 2015 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 2015 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | +33% | 2015 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | -50% | 2014 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +60% | 2016 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 2 | 2015 | +0% | 2014 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +40% | 2018 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2019 | -40% | 2015 | |
| Prairie Falcon | Falconidae | 1 | 2016 | -67% | 2005 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2021 | +67% | 2016 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2024 | -18% | 2014 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 1 | 2021 | -39% | 2014 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 1 | 2021 | -90% | 2005 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.