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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2016Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Elgin

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elgin 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1622016+313%2013
House SparrowPasseridae402016+26%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae382016-35%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae382016+73%2013
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae342016+15%2013
European StarlingSturnidae332015+152%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282016-30%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252016-68%2005
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252016-9%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae222016+178%2005
Lark SparrowPasserellidae202015+27%2005
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202016-34%2013
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192016-72%2013
DickcisselCardinalidae182016-70%2013
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152016-24%2013
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142016+250%2013
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae122016+833%2013
Horned LarkAlaudidae112015+267%2013
Wood DuckAnatidae101994n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102016+300%2005
Field SparrowPasserellidae82016+167%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae72016-33%2013
Chimney SwiftApodidae71994n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae72016-55%2013
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72016+40%2005
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62015+200%2013
Canada GooseAnatidae51994n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52016-64%2013
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42016-83%2013
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42016+75%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32016-40%2014
Great Horned OwlStrigidae31994n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32015-61%2005
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32013+0%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae32015-83%2005
American RobinTurdidae31994n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32015+0%2013
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22005+100%1994
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae21994n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22016-53%2013

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