BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19
Reed Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.
87Species Recorded
43Years Surveyed
1968–2019Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Reed
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 86 | 2019 | +105% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 42 | 2019 | +137% | 1970 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 32 | 2019 | +28% | 1970 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 28 | 2019 | +125% | 1970 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 28 | 2019 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2019 | +123% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 22 | 2019 | +54% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2019 | +43% | 1972 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2019 | +556% | 1975 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2017 | -11% | 1970 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 15 | 2019 | +109% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2019 | -79% | 1987 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2019 | +143% | 1970 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2016 | +300% | 1992 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2019 | +650% | 1972 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | +438% | 1987 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2017 | +400% | 2013 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 9 | 2019 | +257% | 1971 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | +86% | 1988 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | +47% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2019 | +200% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2019 | +78% | 1970 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2019 | 11× | 1971 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | +400% | 1979 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2019 | +19% | 1975 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2019 | +425% | 1990 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2019 | +300% | 1991 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2019 | -45% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | +130% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2019 | +94% | 1970 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1996 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -50% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2017 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | +120% | 1985 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 1996 | +80% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2017 | +433% | 1988 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2017 | +100% | 1992 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2001 | +200% | 1987 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2019 | +43% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.