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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Ruby Valley 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Ruby Valley 2

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ruby Valley 2 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
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae3252024+164%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae241202137×2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae1242024+50%2006
California GullLaridae1182024+917%2007
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae762024+0%2006
European StarlingSturnidae582024+40%2006
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae532024+22%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae462024+143%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452024+44%2006
American CrowCorvidae262024-29%2006
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae252024-81%2006
Sandhill CraneGruidae222024+19%2007
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae172017-22%2006
Common RavenCorvidae162024+56%2006
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152021+38%2006
American AvocetRecurvirostridae152016n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024+14%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142021+400%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-21%2007
Pinyon JayCorvidae112016-16%2005
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae102024-6%2006
RedheadAnatidae102021n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+55%2006
Sage ThrasherMimidae82024-84%2006
Northern HarrierAccipitridae72024+233%2012
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62016+200%2004
Northern PintailAnatidae62017-70%2006
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52013-29%2006
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52007-44%2006
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024+71%2017
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42024-83%2006
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42024+19%2007
House SparrowPasseridae42024+25%2010
Cassin's FinchFringillidae42013+300%2008
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42017+300%2012
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae42024+200%2018
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024-50%2006
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32019+75%2006
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024+237%2006
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024-85%2006

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.