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Birds in Nevada

Fall Birds in Nevada

The most likely birds in Nevada in fall are White-crowned Sparrow (46%), House Finch (40%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (37%). 176 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.

Percent of complete checklists in Nevada that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (47,200 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common this season

Share of checklists
  1. 1White-crowned Sparrow46%
  2. 2House Finch40%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler37%
  4. 4Mourning Dove36%
  5. 5Mallard35%
  6. 6American Coot34%
  7. 7Common Raven32%
  8. 8Northern Flicker31%
  9. 9Rock Pigeon27%
  10. 10Verdin25%
  11. 11Canada Goose25%
  12. 12Lesser Goldfinch25%
  13. 13Anna's Hummingbird22%
  14. 14Great-tailed Grackle21%
  15. 15American Robin20%
  16. 16Ruby-crowned Kinglet20%
  17. 17Northern Mockingbird19%
  18. 18Pied-billed Grebe19%
  19. 19Black Phoebe18%
  20. 20Orange-crowned Warbler18%
  21. 21Song Sparrow18%
  22. 22European Starling17%
  23. 23Eurasian Collared-Dove17%
  24. 24Red-tailed Hawk17%
  25. 25Ruddy Duck17%
  26. 26Red-winged Blackbird17%
  27. 27Killdeer16%
  28. 28Say's Phoebe16%
  29. 29House Sparrow15%
  30. 30Cooper's Hawk15%
  31. 31Dark-eyed Junco15%
  32. 32Great Blue Heron14%
  33. 33California Scrub-Jay14%
  34. 34Double-crested Cormorant14%
  35. 35Gambel's Quail14%
  36. 36Northern Shoveler13%
  37. 37Marsh Wren12%
  38. 38Mountain Chickadee12%
  39. 39Gadwall12%
  40. 40Bewick's Wren12%
  41. 41Black-billed Magpie12%
  42. 42Northern Harrier12%
  43. 43Great Egret11%
  44. 44Eared Grebe11%
  45. 45Brewer's Blackbird11%
  46. 46Spotted Towhee11%

Arriving

New in fall
  • White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals early September, peaks mid October
  • American Cootfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid November
  • Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of October
  • Canada Goosefirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of March
  • Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of December
  • Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals early October, peaks mid November
  • Ruddy Duckfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of March
  • Say's Phoebefirst arrivals mid November, peaks the second week of March
  • Buffleheadfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid November
  • Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals early September, peaks late September
  • Gadwallfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid April
  • Northern Harrierfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid January

Leaving

Gone by the end of fall

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 47Costa's Hummingbird9.8%
  2. 48Western Grebe9.7%
  3. 49California Quail9.7%
  4. 50Belted Kingfisher9.7%
  5. 51Green-winged Teal9.6%
  6. 52Savannah Sparrow9.5%
  7. 53American Kestrel9.3%
  8. 54American Wigeon9.3%
  9. 55Ring-billed Gull9.2%
  10. 56Lincoln's Sparrow9.0%
  11. 57Phainopepla9.0%
  12. 58Ring-necked Duck8.8%
  13. 59Steller's Jay8.8%
  14. 60Abert's Towhee8.5%