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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Moses Coulee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Moses Coulee

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moses Coulee 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
White-throated SwiftApodidae1742025-40%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae762025-49%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae372025+93%1995
European StarlingSturnidae352025-29%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae342025+40%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025-89%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025-76%1995
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae172025-71%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae172025-27%1996
California QuailOdontophoridae162025+200%1996
Rock WrenTroglodytidae142025-60%1995
American RobinTurdidae122025+90%1995
ChukarPhasianidae122025+139%2002
Common RavenCorvidae102025-24%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-56%1995
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae102025+33%1995
Blue-winged TealAnatidae92002+275%1996
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae82025+200%1995
House FinchFringillidae82025+325%2001
Pine SiskinFringillidae81996n/an/a
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae72025-21%1995
Sage ThrasherMimidae72025-46%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+170%1995
American KestrelFalconidae62024+233%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-71%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+6%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025-80%1995
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae52025+86%1998
RedheadAnatidae42023-42%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+50%2019
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32025+20%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+17%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae32022-50%1999
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32025-72%1995
House SparrowPasseridae32025-63%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae31995n/an/a
Green-winged TealAnatidae31997n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22025+25%1995
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024+67%2011
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025+0%1995

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