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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 21

Choctaw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Choctaw

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Choctaw 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 CardinalCardinalidae1362023+517%1969
American CrowCorvidae1132023+205%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae382017+614%1999
DickcisselCardinalidae322023+61%1969
European StarlingSturnidae302023+279%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae29202335×1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae222023+22%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212023+670%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212023+329%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae162023-44%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132023+11%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122023-79%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112023-56%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae102023-6%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102023+120%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102019+5%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82023+100%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82023-50%1969
House SparrowPasseridae82022-94%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72023+271%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52023-25%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae52022-5%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42023+240%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42008-48%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42023+20%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42023+21%2016
American GoldfinchFringillidae32015-29%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae32022-70%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32021+100%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32022-63%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023+100%1970
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32023+300%1980
Great EgretArdeidae32023+100%1981
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae31996+200%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae31993n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22023-54%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22023+420%1969
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22005-20%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22021+0%1974
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22008+13%1973

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