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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Cooperton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Cooperton

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cooperton 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
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae2762024+190%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2742024+926%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae2152024+169%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae832024+160%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae582024+382%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae492024-39%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae492024+99%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432024-25%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402024+7%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae382024+520%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae332024+106%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae332024+520%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024+365%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae262024+185%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae252024-42%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024+39%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae232024+225%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024+49%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae192024+19%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae182024+81%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae182023+800%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae142024+236%1996
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142022+44%2012
Great Blue HeronArdeidae112024+150%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae102014+900%2010
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102024+67%2013
American AvocetRecurvirostridae102014n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+267%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92016+100%2011
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82023+125%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae72021-38%2014
American CrowCorvidae62024-58%1996
European StarlingSturnidae62024-85%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+250%2010
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae62021-36%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52023+133%2010
House SparrowPasseridae52024+130%1996
Great EgretArdeidae52024+80%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+78%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024-54%1996

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