BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 22
Foraker Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
79Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Foraker
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 197 | 2024 | -17% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 96 | 2024 | -58% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 38 | 2024 | +181% | 1994 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 24 | 2024 | -54% | 1994 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 14 | 2024 | -84% | 1994 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 9 | 2024 | -21% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -50% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -80% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -87% | 1994 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +17% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | -64% | 1994 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 1994 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | -83% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -67% | 1994 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 2006 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2022 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +17% | 1998 | |
| Short-eared Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 2024 | -23% | 1994 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -45% | 1994 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2008 | +67% | 1995 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2024 | -60% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2024 | -9% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2021 | -70% | 1995 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 1997 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2017 | -57% | 1994 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2019 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 1 | 2023 | -53% | 1995 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2024 | -67% | 2002 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 1 | 2002 | +0% | 1992 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 1 | 2001 | +0% | 1992 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 1 | 2023 | -25% | 1998 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2024 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 1992 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.