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BBS Route · Washington · BCR 9

Moses Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2022Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Washington Moses Lake

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

Species recorded on the Moses 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
House SparrowPasseridae1092022-58%1975
European StarlingSturnidae692022+340%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312022+225%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae272022+186%2011
American RobinTurdidae242022+454%1975
House FinchFringillidae242022+89%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232022-5%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae212021+125%1992
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae192022-29%1975
California QuailOdontophoridae182022+310%1990
Ring-billed GullLaridae172022-77%1975
Great EgretArdeidae172021+314%1998
Wood DuckAnatidae172010+567%1998
California GullLaridae162022-90%1998
RedheadAnatidae122022+125%1982
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae122017+40%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae102022+46%1975
Common RavenCorvidae102021+33%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae92022-67%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72022+67%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72022+250%1992
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae62022-63%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52022-81%1975
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae51979n/an/a
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae51997-14%1991
Forster's TernLaridae52021+83%1991
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42022+80%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42022-82%1975
Caspian TernLaridae42011+93%1983
Gray PartridgePhasianidae42009+300%2005
GadwallAnatidae32015+175%1976
American CrowCorvidae32022+190%2006
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32022-40%1976
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32010+88%1977
American CootRallidae32007+22%1977
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32022+300%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32022-9%1985
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32021+80%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021-75%1975
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22022-93%1975

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