BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 25
Mcalester Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 23 survey years, no longer active.
88Species Recorded
23Years Surveyed
1967–1991Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Mcalester
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 48 | 1991 | +658% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 46 | 1991 | +73% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 45 | 1991 | +45% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 33 | 1991 | +83% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 26 | 1991 | -7% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 1991 | -32% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 1991 | -59% | 1969 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 20 | 1991 | -32% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 20 | 1991 | -4% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 17 | 1991 | -27% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 17 | 1991 | +55% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 16 | 1991 | +4% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 1991 | +19% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1991 | +57% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 1991 | +90% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 1991 | +225% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 15 | 1991 | +132% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 15 | 1991 | +159% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 1991 | +18% | 1969 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 13 | 1991 | +418% | 1974 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 12 | 1991 | -31% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 12 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 11 | 1991 | +28% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 1991 | +190% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1991 | +28% | 1969 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 9 | 1991 | +69% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 1991 | -10% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 1990 | +13% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1991 | +15% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 1990 | -69% | 1985 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 1991 | +35% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 1991 | +181% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 1986 | -49% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1991 | +4% | 1969 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 1985 | +700% | 1970 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 1990 | +250% | 1969 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 1991 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 1991 | -23% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.