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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 25

Indianola Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Indianola

Top 40 of 106 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae572024-22%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae542024+26%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442024+84%1969
American CrowCorvidae402024+18%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae402024-55%1969
House SparrowPasseridae372024+4%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae322024+315%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024-48%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae212024-20%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae212024+136%2006
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae172024+11%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae172024+600%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae172023+13%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae162024+638%1970
European StarlingSturnidae16202414×1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024+113%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024+7%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142024-50%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-33%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122024-94%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae112023+185%1972
Bell's VireoVireonidae102024-49%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+67%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae102024+271%1985
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024-69%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92024+171%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024-53%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+171%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92024+10%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+80%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-23%1969
American RobinTurdidae72024+33%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+100%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+233%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+275%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+157%2017
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+133%1992
Black VultureCathartidae52024+867%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-54%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-86%1969

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