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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 22

Foraker Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Foraker

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Foraker 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
DickcisselCardinalidae2042025-17%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae712025-64%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae432025+181%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192025-57%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025-79%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112025-33%1994
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-39%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72025-87%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+9%1994
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025-85%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-47%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-79%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025-65%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-56%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+0%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae41995n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-83%1994
American CrowCorvidae32025-77%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+50%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae32022-17%1995
Short-eared OwlStrigidae21992n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-23%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22008+67%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22025-20%2005
Field SparrowPasserellidae22025-56%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22025-33%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025-50%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22025-8%1994
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024+33%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+25%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025+100%2022
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12017-57%1994
Little Blue HeronArdeidae11992n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae12019+0%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae12025-72%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024-67%2002
American KestrelFalconidae12024-20%1995
Great Horned OwlStrigidae12002+0%1992
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae12001+0%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae12023-25%1998

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