BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 18
Keyes Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
64Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1992–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Keyes
Top 40 of 64 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 155 | 2024 | +81% | 1994 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 139 | 2024 | -6% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 74 | 2024 | +11% | 1994 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 2024 | +56% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 37 | 2024 | +22% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 36 | 2024 | +269% | 1994 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | 11× | 2001 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 27 | 2024 | -30% | 1994 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | -55% | 1994 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 18 | 2024 | +133% | 2014 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2018 | +333% | 2004 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | +213% | 2010 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2024 | +218% | 1994 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 11 | 2024 | +29% | 1994 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2024 | +144% | 2000 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 11 | 2024 | +257% | 1994 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +338% | 1995 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 8 | 2024 | +233% | 1994 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +150% | 1994 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 7 | 2024 | -15% | 1994 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +150% | 2006 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 7 | 2021 | -42% | 2016 | |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | 5 | 2023 | -46% | 1994 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +425% | 2005 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 5 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +582% | 1994 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -96% | 1994 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 2003 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2023 | +175% | 2000 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2023 | +23% | 2010 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2024 | +71% | 1994 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2017 | +67% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2004 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 2003 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2024 | +133% | 2001 | |
| American Barn Owl | Tytonidae | 2 | 1997 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | +67% | 2010 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.