BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16
Moffat Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
46Years Surveyed
1970–2024Span
17Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Moffat
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 46 | 1987 | +140% | 1984 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 42 | 2024 | -38% | 1972 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 40 | 2024 | -63% | 1972 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 39 | 2024 | +126% | 1973 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 37 | 2024 | -21% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 2024 | -12% | 1972 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2024 | -50% | 1972 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 21 | 2024 | -37% | 1972 | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columbidae | 17 | 1998 | +325% | 1980 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 15 | 2024 | +660% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2024 | -69% | 1974 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | -53% | 1972 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +633% | 1974 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | -29% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | +260% | 1992 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 1999 | +0% | 1991 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -69% | 1972 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 1993 | +250% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2006 | +81% | 1984 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2019 | -46% | 1989 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | +75% | 1978 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -78% | 1973 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -11% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | +413% | 1975 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2003 | +78% | 1994 | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2017 | -56% | 1974 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 1995 | -36% | 1976 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2016 | -91% | 2013 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | -91% | 1972 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | +29% | 1974 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | +100% | 2010 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 3 | 1995 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 1995 | +50% | 1993 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | -40% | 2013 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2024 | -83% | 1974 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 1987 | +50% | 1972 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2013 | +63% | 1975 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2015 | +67% | 1977 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2022 | -84% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -83% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.