BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 33

Silver Peak Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 26 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

26Species Recorded

8Years Surveyed

1968–2006Span

4Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Silver Peak

Top 26 of 26 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Silver Peak route.
						History
Black-throated Sparrow	Passerellidae	38	2006	-21%	1969
Horned Lark	Alaudidae	31	2006	-62%	1970
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	11	1974	+175%	1968
Brewer's Sparrow	Passerellidae	7	1973	+133%	1972
Brewer's Blackbird	Icteridae	5	1974	+150%	1968
House Sparrow	Passeridae	5	2006	-30%	1972
House Finch	Fringillidae	5	2006	+0%	1973
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	4	1968	n/a	n/a
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	4	1974	-43%	1972
Rock Pigeon	Columbidae	4	1973	n/a	n/a
Say's Phoebe	Tyrannidae	3	2006	+200%	1972
European Starling	Sturnidae	3	1974	n/a	n/a
Western Kingbird	Tyrannidae	3	2006	n/a	n/a
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	3	2006	n/a	n/a
Black-necked Stilt	Recurvirostridae	2	1968	n/a	n/a
Loggerhead Shrike	Laniidae	2	1971	+100%	1968
Rock Wren	Troglodytidae	2	1969	+100%	1968
Common Raven	Corvidae	2	2006	-17%	1972
Sage Thrasher	Mimidae	2	1971	n/a	n/a
Sagebrush Sparrow	Passerellidae	2	1974	+0%	1973
American Robin	Turdidae	2	2006	+100%	1974
American Avocet	Recurvirostridae	1	1968	n/a	n/a
Killdeer	Charadriidae	1	1974	+0%	1968
Wilson's Phalarope	Scolopacidae	1	1969	n/a	n/a
American Kestrel	Falconidae	1	1969	n/a	n/a
Prairie Falcon	Falconidae	1	2006	n/a	n/a

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