BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19
Elgin Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.
73Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
1994–2016Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Elgin
Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 162 | 2016 | +313% | 2013 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 40 | 2016 | +26% | 2013 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 38 | 2016 | -35% | 2013 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 38 | 2016 | +73% | 2013 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 34 | 2016 | +15% | 2013 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 33 | 2015 | +152% | 2005 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 28 | 2016 | -30% | 2013 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2016 | -68% | 2005 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2016 | -9% | 2013 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 22 | 2016 | +178% | 2005 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2015 | +27% | 2005 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2016 | -34% | 2013 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 19 | 2016 | -72% | 2013 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2016 | -70% | 2013 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2016 | -24% | 2013 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2016 | +250% | 2013 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 12 | 2016 | +833% | 2013 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2015 | +267% | 2013 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 10 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2016 | +300% | 2005 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2016 | +167% | 1994 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2016 | -33% | 2013 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 7 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2016 | -55% | 2013 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 2016 | +40% | 2005 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 6 | 2015 | +200% | 2013 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2016 | -64% | 2013 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2016 | -83% | 2013 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2016 | +75% | 2014 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2016 | -40% | 2014 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2015 | -61% | 2005 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2013 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 2015 | -83% | 2005 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2015 | +0% | 2013 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2005 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2016 | -53% | 2013 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.