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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Sand Pass Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

75Species Recorded
33Years Surveyed
1979–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Sand Pass

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sand Pass route.
History
California GullLaridae642019-84%1996
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae602024+70%1989
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae602024+42%1990
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae502024+121%1990
American AvocetRecurvirostridae362019+188%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024+59%1989
ChukarPhasianidae182024+115%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae182024-40%1989
Rock WrenTroglodytidae132024+38%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae13200713×1994
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae122006+300%1990
California QuailOdontophoridae122024+33%1996
Common RavenCorvidae112024+168%1989
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102024+800%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024+125%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024-88%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-64%1992
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52024-19%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52024+11%1992
American White PelicanPelecanidae52016+400%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+0%1990
Golden EagleAccipitridae42021+80%1992
European StarlingSturnidae42024+117%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42018+60%1990
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32024+50%1990
Cinnamon TealAnatidae32000-69%1995
House FinchFringillidae32024+0%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32019+100%1996
Northern PintailAnatidae32001+25%1996
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae31998-25%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22019+17%1992
Sage ThrasherMimidae22019-77%1992
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae21987n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024-55%2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22024-95%1992
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22024-64%1992
MallardAnatidae22024-71%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22004-60%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22022+100%1993
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22024+67%2003

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