Birds in Nevada
When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.
Species recorded in Nevada on the USGS Breeding Bird Survey, ordered by how consistently they appear on survey routes. Monthly presence describes typical seasonal timing modeled from regional patterns, not month-by-month survey counts. The chart below shows when each is present through the year.
Data updated: August 2026Sources & method · Corrections
- Common Raven Corvus corax
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
- Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
- Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
| Species | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Raven Corvus corax | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Killdeer Charadrius vociferus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| American Kestrel Falco sparverius | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| American Robin Turdus migratorius | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
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