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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 25

Indianola Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Indianola

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Indianola 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1402025+63%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae872025+900%1977
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae852025-35%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae572025+75%2006
House SparrowPasseridae542025+45%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532025+110%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae512025+1%1969
American CrowCorvidae332025+25%1969
European StarlingSturnidae272025+215%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae262025+500%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-35%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae232025-12%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+113%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+3%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025-33%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae162025-89%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+14%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025+16%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+67%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142025+286%2017
Bell's VireoVireonidae122025-49%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025+283%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-50%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+680%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92024+171%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92024+10%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025+400%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+75%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+140%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae72025-17%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+363%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-60%1969
American RobinTurdidae62025+42%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+375%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+171%1970
House FinchFringillidae62025+40%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae52025+100%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52025-30%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+200%1969
Barred OwlStrigidae52025+57%1976

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