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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Rosston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Rosston

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rosston 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1222018-31%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae712018-54%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae622018-71%1969
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae442018-7%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae412018-23%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252018+53%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae232018+750%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222018+77%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae192018+248%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182018+820%1970
House SparrowPasseridae182018-92%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae182018+640%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae162018+344%1980
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae132018+414%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae102018-47%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102018-4%1969
European StarlingSturnidae102017+550%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae92018+200%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72018-73%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72018+250%1972
Burrowing OwlStrigidae72018+225%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae61976+20%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62017+0%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62018-92%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52018-78%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae52018+433%1973
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52018+175%2001
Blue-winged TealAnatidae51999-29%1982
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42018-18%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42018-78%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae42017+300%1983
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42006n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32018+56%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae32006+36%1974
Northern HarrierAccipitridae31967n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32017-55%1969
American RobinTurdidae32017+25%1983
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32018-41%1971
American KestrelFalconidae32017+0%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32018+40%1976

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.