Highlighted Transects
Thanks to YOU we raised a current total of $2,230 for bird conservation in Nevada!
Thank you to everyone who has already adopted a transect survey in 2024 – we really appreciate your interest and support! We now have five transects that have been fully adopted and enough general adoption donations to support a further 2-4 transects (these funds will be allocated before the next survey season, once we know where they can be put to best use). This is an ongoing fundraiser and donations toward this program can be made at any time. Your support makes a real difference, and we are grateful for the opportunity you are giving us to add to our understanding of Nevada’s birds and their responses to changing conditions, including recovery after fire!
Take a look at the list below to see which transects we will be surveying in 2024 and which highlighted transects still need help.
ADOPTED TRANSECTS TO BE SURVEYED IN 2024
DS-BorderCorral
Located along Nevada's southwestern border, DS-BorderCorral burned in 2023's King Fire. Fifteen species have been recorded here, particuarly Black-throated Sparrows, but also plenty of Bewick's Wrens, Cactus Wrens, Ash-throated Flycatchers, Scott's Orioles, and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers.
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CF-1665
Up in the Carson Range west of Reno, almost 70 species have been detected on CF-1665, particularly Mountain Chickadee, Steller's Jay, robins, and Dark-eyed Juncos. There's no shortage of conservation priorities, either, including Olive-sided Flycatchers. This transect was last surveyed in 2022 as a donor-supported transect (thank you!), this site had been burned over much of its length.
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SG-2019HendersonControl
West of Sulphur Spring Mountain, this transect was surveyed once in 2019. There weren't many species recorded, but there were a lot of them! The vast majority were fairly evenly divided between Brewer's Sparrows, Horned Larks, and Western Meadowlarks. Much of this transect was burned in 1985.
VM-Higgens
Northwest of the Dogskin Mountains, 38 species were recorded on this transect, particularly Lark Sparrow, Gray Flycatcher, ravens, Chipping Sparrrow and House Finch. Among the priority species recorded were Brewer's Sparrow, Swaison's Hawk, and Mountain Quail. A portion of this transect burned in 2016.
SG-2019HendersonControl
West of Sulphur Spring Mountain, this transect was surveyed once in 2019. There weren't many species recorded, but there were a lot of them! The vast majority were fairly evenly divided between Brewer's Sparrows, Horned Larks, and Western Meadowlarks. Much of this transect was burned in 1985.
SG-Montana2
Back in 2008, there weren't that many species recorded on this transect north of the Montana Mountains - but of those we found, all but one were conservation priorities in Nevada. If you were looking for a place to listen to Brewer's Sparrows, this appeared to be that place! However, it burned in 2012, so now: ?