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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 33

Val Of Fire Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 43 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

43Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Val Of Fire

Top 40 of 43 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Val Of Fire 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae82024+12%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae62021+370%1986
House SparrowPasseridae62024+100%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52006n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42021+222%1987
House FinchFringillidae42024-58%1989
White-throated SwiftApodidae32021+0%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024+20%1987
VerdinRemizidae32019+100%2006
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22018+33%1990
Common RavenCorvidae22024+0%1987
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae22024+50%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21992+100%1990
Spotted TowheePasserellidae21992n/an/a
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22011-50%2005
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22006n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22011n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22017n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae12024+144%1988
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12024+182%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae12021-33%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae12014-77%1988
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12021-17%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1202411×1989
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12016+0%1995
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae12024-36%1993
Lucy's WarblerParulidae12024-50%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae12019-43%2012
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12021-25%2010
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae12005+25%1994
LeConte's ThrasherMimidae12018+0%1988
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae12024+25%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae11991n/an/a
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae12001-50%1992
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12021-25%2010
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae12019+0%1999
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae12000+0%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae12006+0%2005
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae12018-50%2011

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