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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 21

Ardmore Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Ardmore

Top 40 of 98 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 CardinalCardinalidae952025+67%1969
American CrowCorvidae752025-19%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae562025-10%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae562025+353%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432025-39%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025-55%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae252025-22%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252025-29%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae252025+460%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae242025+450%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae242025+52%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+50%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae202025+142%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192025-40%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192025+188%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025-21%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae181968n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182025n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+144%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae172025-69%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae162025-75%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+115%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae152025+350%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142025-81%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+14%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-50%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+377%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae82025+200%1985
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72025+89%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025-77%1969
House SparrowPasseridae72025-85%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025-23%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025-8%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-43%1969
Bell's VireoVireonidae52006-11%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+100%1999
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae51985n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42009+14%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-39%1969

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