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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 34 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
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.
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
California GullLaridae642019-84%1996
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae572025+87%1989
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae472025+51%1990
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae372025+150%1990
American AvocetRecurvirostridae362019+188%1990
ChukarPhasianidae182024+115%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae13200713×1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+19%1989
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae122006+300%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-44%1992
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae112025+767%2002
Common RavenCorvidae102025+132%1989
California QuailOdontophoridae102025+25%1996
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae92025+40%2000
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae92025-86%1992
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025-26%1989
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52025-68%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025+100%1990
American White PelicanPelecanidae52016+400%2009
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025-86%1990
Golden EagleAccipitridae42021+80%1992
European StarlingSturnidae42024+117%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42018+60%1990
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42025+44%1992
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
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-27%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024-55%2007
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22025-55%1992
MallardAnatidae22024-71%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22004-60%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22022+100%1993
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22024+67%2003
American CrowCorvidae21998n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.