Birds in Nevada in October: What to Photograph (60 Species)

60 birds were recorded seen in Nevada in October in our iNaturalist sample; 8 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top birds in October

White-crowned Sparrow360 obs.

Great-tailed Grackle225 obs.

Mallard212 obs.

American Coot208 obs.

Yellow-rumped Warbler197 obs.

Canada Goose188 obs.

Red-tailed Hawk181 obs.

Northern Flicker178 obs.

Northern Mockingbird153 obs.

Greater Roadrunner147 obs.

Cooper's Hawk145 obs.

Gambel's Quail125 obs.

All birds seen in Nevada in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	New World Sparrows	360	Oct (peak)
2	Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	New World Blackbirds and Orioles	225	Apr (past peak)
3	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	212	Apr (past peak)
4	American Coot	Fulica americana	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	208	Dec (rising)
5	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	New World Warblers	197	Oct (peak)
6	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	188	Apr (past peak)
7	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	181	Jan (past peak)
8	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Woodpeckers	178	Oct (peak)
9	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	153	Dec (rising)
10	Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	Cuckoos	147	Oct (peak)
11	Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	145	Jul (past peak)
12	Gambel's Quail	Callipepla gambelii	New World Quails	125	Apr (past peak)
13	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	113	Apr (past peak)
14	Phainopepla	Phainopepla nitens	Silky-flycatchers	107	Mar (past peak)
15	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	105	Dec (rising)
16	Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	Tyrant Flycatchers	102	Sep (past peak)
17	Great Egret	Ardea alba	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	101	Jan (past peak)
18	Verdin	Auriparus flaviceps	Penduline-Tits	99	Mar (past peak)
19	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	96	Sep (past peak)
20	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Thrushes	95	Jun (past peak)
21	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	93	Mar (past peak)
22	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Grebes	92	Jan (past peak)
23	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	90	Jan (past peak)
24	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula	Kinglets	87	Dec (rising)
25	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	86	Mar (past peak)
26	Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	86	Dec (rising)
27	Common Raven	Corvus corax	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	85	May (past peak)
28	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Pigeons and Doves	83	May (past peak)
29	Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna	Hummingbirds	82	Mar (past peak)
30	Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus	Wrens	81	Oct (peak)
31	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	81	Sep (past peak)
32	Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Tyrant Flycatchers	78	Mar (past peak)
33	Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Grebes	77	Apr (past peak)
34	Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma woodhouseii	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	76	Mar (past peak)
35	Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	74	Sep (past peak)
36	Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	Typical Owls	73	May (past peak)
37	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	New World Sparrows	70	Dec (rising)
38	Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritum	Cormorants and Shags	70	Jan (past peak)
39	White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	Ibises and Spoonbills	67	May (past peak)
40	Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	Grebes	65	Oct (peak)
41	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	New World Blackbirds and Orioles	63	Oct (peak)
42	Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata	New World Warblers	63	Sep (past peak)
43	American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Pelicans	61	Mar (past peak)
44	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Falcons and Caracaras	61	Jan (past peak)
45	California Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	61	May (past peak)
46	Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Waxwings	59	May (past peak)
47	Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Thrushes	58	Oct (peak)
48	Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	New World Blackbirds and Orioles	57	Jun (past peak)
49	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	New World Sparrows	56	Dec (rising)
50	Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	54	Jan (past peak)

Birds Seen in Nevada in October

Top birds in October

All birds seen in Nevada in October