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BBS Route · Utah · BCR 16

Moon Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.

88Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2003Span
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Bird Species Found on Utah Moon Lake

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moon Lake 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
American RobinTurdidae222003-24%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae181997n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae161994n/an/a
Pinyon JayCorvidae132002-66%1995
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae102003+900%1993
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae102003-9%1995
Northern PintailAnatidae91995n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae82002-41%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82003-64%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae82003-23%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae81994n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82002+300%1998
Pine SiskinFringillidae72003+3%1997
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72003-41%1997
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62002-25%1993
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae62002+500%1995
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae52003+48%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae52003+0%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae42003-75%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42003-63%1995
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42003-24%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae42003+0%1997
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42000-39%1997
European StarlingSturnidae41999n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42003-64%2002
Steller's JayCorvidae42003+100%2002
Common RavenCorvidae32003-20%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32003+25%1995
Lesser ScaupAnatidae32000-57%1994
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31995n/an/a
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32002+0%1999
Ring-necked DuckAnatidae31998-25%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32001n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22001+13%1994
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae21998+100%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22001+14%1995
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22003-25%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22003-35%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21997+17%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae22003-67%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.