BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Cooperton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae173202512×2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae1432025+167%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae1242025+150%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae1142025+176%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae712025+170%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae652025-35%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412025+67%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae402025+338%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025+30%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae382025+236%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362025-41%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae332025+124%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae332025+475%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae332025+488%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292025+46%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae282025+0%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae252025+231%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae212025+124%2013
Cave SwallowHirundinidae182023+800%2017
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142022+44%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+227%1996
European StarlingSturnidae112025-76%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+66%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae102025+255%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae102014+900%2010
American AvocetRecurvirostridae102014n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+283%1997
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82023+125%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+50%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-39%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+192%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-28%2014
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae62021-36%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52023+133%2010
House SparrowPasseridae52024+130%1996
Great EgretArdeidae52024+80%2014
American CrowCorvidae42025-50%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae41998+300%1992
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42024+40%2017
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae31996n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.