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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 21

Ardmore Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2009Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Ardmore

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ardmore 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae682009+58%1969
American CrowCorvidae612009-20%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae422009-12%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402009+383%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae372009-56%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae372009+442%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae332009-68%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292009-44%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282009-85%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae272009+379%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae232009-27%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222009+185%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222009-40%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae222009+477%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192009-47%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae182009-66%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae181968n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae102009-48%1969
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae82009+44%1973
House SparrowPasseridae82009-87%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82009+30%1969
European StarlingSturnidae62009-17%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62009-68%1969
Bell's VireoVireonidae52006-11%1971
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae51985n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42009+14%1969
Blue JayCorvidae42009+25%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42009-45%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42009-66%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae42009+15%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42009+33%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42007+125%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae31984+75%1970
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32004-29%1973
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32009+100%1985
Gray CatbirdMimidae31969+200%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32007-46%1975
Black VultureCathartidae32009-38%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae32004+100%1986
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae21967n/an/a

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