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Rye Patch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 44 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

44Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1987Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Rye Patch

Top 40 of 44 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rye Patch 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 SparrowPasserellidae721974+66%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae541987+353%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae341987+154%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae331987-52%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae251987+25%1970
Common RavenCorvidae141987+90%1972
Northern PintailAnatidae141973n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae121987-59%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae101974+25%1969
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae71987-66%1970
Sage ThrasherMimidae71974-44%1971
Spotted TowheePasserellidae61987n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae51987+125%1970
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae51987+120%1970
American RobinTurdidae51987+150%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae51987n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae41987+0%1972
House FinchFringillidae41987-33%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae41987n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41987n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae31987-60%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae31973-50%1969
American CrowCorvidae31987+50%1972
Great Blue HeronArdeidae31974+0%1970
California QuailOdontophoridae31987+200%1970
American KestrelFalconidae31987+100%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31971+50%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae21987+25%1972
House SparrowPasseridae21987-25%1970
Burrowing OwlStrigidae21970n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae21970n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae21973n/an/a
Common Ground DoveColumbidae21974n/an/a
MallardAnatidae21987n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11972+0%1968
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae11973+0%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae11987+67%1971
Northern HarrierAccipitridae11987+0%1970
RedheadAnatidae11971n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae11987-33%1973

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