BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 21
Heyburn Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.
100Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Heyburn
Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 62 | 2024 | +38% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 55 | 2024 | +700% | 2014 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 47 | 2024 | -6% | 1994 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 43 | 2024 | +94% | 1994 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 43 | 2024 | +7% | 1994 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 41 | 2024 | +44% | 1994 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 40 | 2024 | +459% | 1997 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2024 | +225% | 1994 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 36 | 2024 | +20% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -27% | 1994 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 31 | 2024 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 26 | 2024 | -41% | 1994 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | +32% | 1994 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 22 | 2024 | +10% | 1994 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | -67% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 2024 | +86% | 1994 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | +329% | 1997 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | -21% | 1994 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | -35% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -77% | 1994 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +54% | 1994 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2024 | +36% | 1994 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | -8% | 2000 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | -40% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +50% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2024 | -48% | 1994 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2017 | +60% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -40% | 1994 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +117% | 1994 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +325% | 1998 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2024 | -88% | 1994 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 6 | 2024 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -84% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 2014 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -38% | 1994 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +83% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.