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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Sickles Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Sickles

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sickles 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae189202118×2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae622021-4%1994
DickcisselCardinalidae592021-63%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae502021-28%1994
House SparrowPasseridae432021-78%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392021-22%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352021+129%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae282021+627%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae272021+94%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae26202113×1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262021-7%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae242021+175%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae232021+162%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae202021+34%1994
Snowy EgretArdeidae202021n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182021-43%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182021+47%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182021+20%1994
American CrowCorvidae172021+160%1996
European StarlingSturnidae142021-53%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae132021+356%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132021+346%2006
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae122021+167%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae112021-80%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae102021-12%1994
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae102021+191%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102021-32%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92021-8%1996
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81992n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae82021n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62021+80%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62021-24%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62021+46%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62021+130%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52021+200%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52018-79%1997
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42021+220%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42021+100%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021+14%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021-71%1994

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