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BBS Route · Nevada · BCR 9

Walker Can Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

90Species Recorded
50Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
15Observers

Bird Species Found on Nevada Walker Can

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Walker Can route.
History
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae991968n/an/a
Sage ThrasherMimidae802024+72%1970
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae622024+45%1970
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae602024+35%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+5%1970
Common RavenCorvidae24202412×1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae232024+1%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae202024-44%1974
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae192024-55%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae182024+4%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+125%1992
American KestrelFalconidae112024+600%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102024+241%1973
Pinyon JayCorvidae62023-91%1971
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae51968n/an/a
Hermit ThrushTurdidae51968n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52012+225%1980
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52024-78%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae42013-64%1975
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42023-26%1979
House FinchFringillidae42024-76%1981
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae42024-46%2018
American RobinTurdidae32024-69%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32024-67%1980
BushtitAegithalidae32013+50%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae32024n/an/a
Cassin's FinchFringillidae22008-62%1984
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024+40%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae21968n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22024-93%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae21971n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae21993+0%1971
MallardAnatidae21973+100%1972
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024-64%1991
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae21996+100%1975
Green-winged TealAnatidae21981n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22013+0%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-82%1984
Western TanagerCardinalidae22024+100%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22024-31%1994

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