BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 21
Beggs Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 51 survey years, no longer active.
104Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1967–2023Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Beggs
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 62 | 2023 | +214% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 47 | 2023 | +229% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 44 | 2023 | -42% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 43 | 2023 | +10% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 35 | 2023 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2023 | -59% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 32 | 2023 | +15% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2023 | +47% | 1969 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 27 | 2023 | -54% | 1984 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 26 | 2023 | +500% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 23 | 2023 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 21 | 2023 | -37% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2023 | -9% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2023 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2022 | +218% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2023 | +88% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | -71% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2023 | -38% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2023 | +69% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2022 | +320% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2023 | +467% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +88% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2023 | -47% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2023 | +13% | 2010 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2023 | +67% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2023 | +180% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | +171% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | -37% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | -22% | 1969 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | -79% | 1969 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +233% | 1972 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | -40% | 1969 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2022 | +167% | 2001 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2023 | -96% | 1969 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2023 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2023 | -65% | 1973 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | +379% | 1972 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2023 | +14% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.