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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2025Span
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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae302025+219%1987
House FinchFringillidae102025-60%1989
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae82024+12%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025+240%1986
Common RavenCorvidae52025+11%1987
House SparrowPasseridae52025+180%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52006n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+33%1988
White-throated SwiftApodidae42025+14%1992
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+0%1987
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae32025+150%2016
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025-69%1988
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22018+33%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae2202512×1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21992+100%1990
VerdinRemizidae22025+100%2016
Spotted TowheePasserellidae21992n/an/a
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22011-50%2005
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22006n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22011n/an/a
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae22017n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12025+127%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae12021-33%1987
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12021-17%1999
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 GoldfinchFringillidae12025-50%2011

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