BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19
Chester Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.
76Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1967–1988Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Chester
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 71 | 1988 | +56% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 68 | 1988 | +415% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 31 | 1988 | +138% | 1969 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 30 | 1988 | +363% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 29 | 1988 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 1988 | -43% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 1988 | +63% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 22 | 1988 | +54% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 1988 | +209% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 21 | 1988 | +354% | 1977 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 16 | 1988 | 13× | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 16 | 1988 | +12% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 1988 | -21% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 1978 | +73% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 1988 | +9% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 1988 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 1988 | +667% | 1971 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 11 | 1988 | +64% | 1970 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1988 | +25% | 1969 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 1988 | +280% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 1988 | +55% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1987 | +133% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 1988 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1988 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1988 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1988 | -17% | 1969 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 1988 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1986 | -50% | 1974 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 1987 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 1988 | +71% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1987 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1988 | +217% | 1969 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 1988 | +25% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1987 | +200% | 1969 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 1988 | -14% | 1971 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 1988 | +13% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 1988 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 1987 | +150% | 1972 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 1988 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1988 | +425% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.