BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37
Moon Lake 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.
82Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
2012–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Moon Lake 2
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 221 | 2024 | -35% | 2014 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 138 | 2024 | -13% | 2014 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 61 | 2024 | +807% | 2014 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 60 | 2024 | +44% | 2014 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 45 | 2024 | +10% | 2014 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 44 | 2024 | +160% | 2014 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 34 | 2024 | +733% | 2014 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 29 | 2024 | +165% | 2014 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2024 | -32% | 2014 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 25 | 2024 | +55% | 2014 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 23 | 2024 | +411% | 2014 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | -18% | 2014 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 14 | 2024 | -24% | 2014 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -10% | 2014 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2024 | -27% | 2014 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +41% | 2014 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 8 | 2024 | +19% | 2014 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2024 | +13% | 2014 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -48% | 2014 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +288% | 2014 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 7 | 2023 | +180% | 2017 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 2014 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +36% | 2014 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +44% | 2014 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | +175% | 2018 | |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 2019 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +186% | 2022 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +67% | 2018 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | +117% | 2014 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +257% | 2018 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 2014 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -31% | 2014 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 5 | 2022 | +150% | 2019 | |
| Limpkin | Aramidae | 5 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Gallinule | Rallidae | 4 | 2024 | -57% | 2017 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -18% | 2017 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 4 | 2021 | +300% | 2013 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2023 | -39% | 2018 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +67% | 2018 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 2022 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.