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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Virgin Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 20 survey years, no longer active.

93Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2018Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Virgin Creek

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Virgin Creek 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae782018-12%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae762018+1%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae532018-35%1998
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae382018+213%1998
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae322018-51%1998
American CootRallidae292018+40%1998
Ruddy DuckAnatidae282018+163%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae282018+744%1998
Cinnamon TealAnatidae152018-22%1999
MallardAnatidae142018+57%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae122018-32%1998
Rock WrenTroglodytidae122018-57%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102018+69%1998
GadwallAnatidae92018+7%1998
Horned LarkAlaudidae82018-56%1998
European StarlingSturnidae62018+17%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae62018-74%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62018+75%2007
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62017-76%2002
American BitternArdeidae52018+100%1999
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52018+175%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae52018-62%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52018+29%1999
Common RavenCorvidae52018-16%2000
American AvocetRecurvirostridae42017-29%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42018-61%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42018-68%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae42018-37%1998
Prairie FalconFalconidae42018+300%2000
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32018-13%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae32018+235%2000
Sandhill CraneGruidae32015+14%2006
White-throated SwiftApodidae32018-85%2006
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32018+100%1998
Sage ThrasherMimidae32018-85%1998
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae32015-65%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae32017+0%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae31998n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae32010n/an/a
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae32015n/an/a

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