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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Moon Lake 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

84Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Moon Lake 2

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moon Lake 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1822025-35%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1242025+3%2014
American CrowCorvidae812025+22%2014
Black VultureCathartidae52202511×2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402025+667%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025+30%2014
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae312025+367%2014
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae282025n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272025+6%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+36%2014
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172025-5%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025-12%2014
White IbisThreskiornithidae142025+57%2014
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae142025+139%2014
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+153%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-36%2014
European StarlingSturnidae102025+0%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92025+220%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+9%2014
Great EgretArdeidae72025+433%2014
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72025+78%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-34%2014
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae72025-44%2017
Blue JayCorvidae62025+200%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+175%2018
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae62024+500%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+33%2014
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+167%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+257%2018
House SparrowPasseridae52025+20%2014
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52022+150%2019
Laughing GullLaridae52025+400%2023
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42025-3%2014
Barred OwlStrigidae42025+50%2018
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025-33%2014
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+138%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42023-39%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-55%2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+100%2022
Common GallinuleRallidae32025-57%2017

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.