BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Vya Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 28 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

28Species Recorded

6Years Surveyed

1968–1974Span

3Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Vya

Top 28 of 28 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Vya route.

Brewer's Blackbird	Icteridae	41	1974	+123%	1970
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	34	1974	-54%	1972
Horned Lark	Alaudidae	33	1974	-48%	1970
Common Raven	Corvidae	14	1974	+63%	1970
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	11	1974	+0%	1972
Mallard	Anatidae	10	1973	+67%	1972
Brewer's Sparrow	Passerellidae	9	1974	-74%	1970
Killdeer	Charadriidae	6	1974	-16%	1970
Western Meadowlark	Icteridae	6	1974	-17%	1970
Sagebrush Sparrow	Passerellidae	6	1974	-78%	1970
Chukar	Phasianidae	6	1974	-25%	1972
Sage Thrasher	Mimidae	4	1974	-87%	1970
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	4	1973	n/a	n/a
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	3	1974	-29%	1972
Golden Eagle	Accipitridae	3	1973	+50%	1969
Western Kingbird	Tyrannidae	3	1974	+200%	1972
European Starling	Sturnidae	3	1972	n/a	n/a
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Hirundinidae	3	1973	n/a	n/a
House Finch	Fringillidae	2	1968	n/a	n/a
Black-throated Sparrow	Passerellidae	2	1974	+375%	1972
Loggerhead Shrike	Laniidae	2	1974	+13%	1970
Cinnamon Teal	Anatidae	2	1973	n/a	n/a
Lesser Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	2	1974	n/a	n/a
American Robin	Turdidae	2	1974	n/a	n/a
Red-tailed Hawk	Accipitridae	1	1974	+0%	1970
American Kestrel	Falconidae	1	1969	n/a	n/a
Prairie Falcon	Falconidae	1	1974	-50%	1972
Say's Phoebe	Tyrannidae	1	1973	+0%	1972

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