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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 25

Phillips Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Phillips

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Phillips 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 CardinalCardinalidae1282025+286%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae742025-11%2004
American CrowCorvidae622025+147%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae622025+22%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025-12%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae482025-13%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae452025+232%1970
European StarlingSturnidae342025-17%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae302025+980%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae282025+867%2005
Carolina ChickadeeParidae27202512×1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae262008+260%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-40%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae222025+106%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025+400%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025+51%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192025-71%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192025+313%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae182025-19%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182025+300%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae182005+157%2003
House SparrowPasseridae172025+29%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+0%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025-15%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-41%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+517%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+22%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae142025+243%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae132008-96%1982
Snowy EgretArdeidae121973+50%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae112008-23%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+400%1971
Blue JayCorvidae92025-16%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+100%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025+288%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+157%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-71%1970
Bell's VireoVireonidae52025-39%1986
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+50%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-65%1970

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