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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Ruby Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.

89Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2001Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Ruby Valley

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ruby Valley 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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae702001+49%1999
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae592001-11%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae562001-24%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae522001-26%1999
European StarlingSturnidae382001-35%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352001-46%1999
American RobinTurdidae342001-34%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332001+560%1999
Sandhill CraneGruidae322001+21%1999
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae292001+0%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242001-4%1999
American CrowCorvidae212001+250%1999
GadwallAnatidae202000+186%1997
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae202001-71%1999
Tree SwallowHirundinidae192000+375%1997
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae182001+70%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182001+767%1999
Wilson's WarblerParulidae142000+600%1999
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae132001+26%1999
WilletScolopacidae132001+92%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae132001-22%1999
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122001-22%1999
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae112001+7%1999
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae112001+20%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112001-52%1999
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112001+175%1999
Common RavenCorvidae102001-47%1999
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae92001+350%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae82001-71%1999
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae82000+14%1997
Caspian TernLaridae81999n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72001+250%1997
Sage ThrasherMimidae72001-16%1999
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae71999n/an/a
Fox SparrowPasserellidae72001+0%1999
ChukarPhasianidae72001n/an/a
Cassin's FinchFringillidae72001n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae62001+11%1999
House FinchFringillidae62001+100%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae62001+92%1999

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