BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19
Beaver Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
73Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1979–2018Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Beaver
Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 972 | 2007 | 98× | 2000 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 653 | 2018 | +77% | 1982 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 130 | 2018 | +14% | 1981 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 88 | 2018 | -5% | 1981 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 57 | 2018 | +78% | 1981 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 38 | 2018 | -52% | 1981 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 35 | 2018 | +2% | 1981 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 35 | 2018 | -14% | 1981 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 34 | 2018 | -76% | 1981 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2018 | +162% | 1981 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 22 | 2018 | +21% | 1982 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2018 | +1% | 1981 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 22 | 2018 | +157% | 1983 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2018 | -2% | 1981 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 19 | 2018 | +5% | 1981 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2018 | +65% | 1981 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 17 | 1993 | -14% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2018 | -15% | 1981 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2003 | 13× | 1997 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2018 | +15% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2018 | +511% | 1982 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2018 | +92% | 1982 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1981 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2018 | +100% | 2013 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2018 | -49% | 1981 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2018 | +150% | 1983 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 6 | 2018 | -31% | 1981 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2018 | +58% | 1981 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2018 | +167% | 1987 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2018 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2018 | -56% | 1987 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2018 | +160% | 2003 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 1993 | -55% | 1986 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2018 | +167% | 1994 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2013 | +167% | 1984 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2004 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2003 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2018 | -83% | 1983 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2018 | +50% | 1987 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2018 | +50% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.