BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 25
Pocola Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1992–2016Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Pocola
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 212 | 2016 | +208% | 1994 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 95 | 2016 | -15% | 1994 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 88 | 2016 | -3% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 87 | 2016 | -42% | 1994 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2016 | -4% | 1994 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2016 | -54% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 40 | 2016 | -8% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 35 | 2016 | -10% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2016 | +17% | 1994 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2016 | +124% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 2016 | 15× | 2007 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 25 | 2016 | -69% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 25 | 2016 | -43% | 1994 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 24 | 2016 | -46% | 1994 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 22 | 2006 | 22× | 1999 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2016 | -14% | 1994 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 19 | 2016 | +114% | 1994 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 19 | 2016 | -5% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2016 | -68% | 1994 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 17 | 2016 | -38% | 1994 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 15 | 2007 | -62% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 15 | 2016 | -69% | 1994 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2016 | +173% | 1994 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2016 | +75% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2016 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2009 | +9% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2016 | -39% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2016 | -61% | 1994 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2016 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2016 | -74% | 1994 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2016 | +480% | 1998 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2016 | -13% | 1994 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 8 | 2016 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2016 | -66% | 1994 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 7 | 2016 | -68% | 1994 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2006 | -10% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2015 | +10% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 5 | 2016 | -40% | 1994 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2016 | +71% | 2003 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2006 | -58% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.