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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Cookietown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2006Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Cookietown

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cookietown 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
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae4222006+549%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae822006-22%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae772006+43%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae732006-14%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae612006+67%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592006-24%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae562006-12%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae382002+56%1986
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae322002+750%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae212006+56%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182006+133%1970
House SparrowPasseridae182006-79%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152006-29%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152006+3%1970
American CrowCorvidae142006+5%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae122006+725%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122006-59%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae91977n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae82006+57%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82006+200%1971
Little Blue HeronArdeidae72002+180%1985
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72006+300%1973
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae72006+133%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62006+86%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62006+0%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae52006-70%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52006+100%1970
MallardAnatidae51997+50%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae42006-50%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42006+0%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae42006+17%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42002-46%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42006-33%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32006-13%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32006+8%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32006-55%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae32006+13%1971
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32002+200%1981
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32006+75%1974
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae22006-83%1970

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